Winning Back His Ex's Wife's Broken Heart by Hayley

Chapter 51

Sarah's

pov

If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be waking up to a message from her of all people, I'd have laughed in your face.

Susan. Richard's ex-lover. The woman I once called the devil in high heels. The same one who pranced into my life and nearly tore my marriage apart.

And now, out of nowhere, she was texting me? Of course, my first reaction was to laugh. It was either that or scream.

I'd barely had time to make coffee, and there it was, my phone buzzing from the kitchen counter.

When I saw her name flash on the screen, I swear my stomach twisted into knots.

I hadn't heard from Susan since I came to Mexico, leaving me with the broken pieces of my life after Richard chose her over me.

Yeah, Richard didn't love me, but it hurt the same. Now she had the nerve to message me?

The first text was like a punch.

"Hey Sarah. Long time."

I nearly dropped my mug. My heart pounded. Why was she even messaging me?

After all these months, why now? I stared at the screen for a good minute before typing back.

"What do you want, Susan? Thought you'd be too busy wrecking lives in the States."

Yeah, I was mad. I had every right to be. She hadn't just ruined my relationship-she'd strutted into my life, into our home, and practically made herself queen of the place.

look at my couch without picturing her

didn't even realize I was gripping the edge of the counter, my knuckles

was when she was splashed all over national TV-as Richard's fiancee. And now she was

buzzed again, pulling

need to reach out like this, but you need to know

she want? My first instinct was to delete it and move

unlocked the phone and read the message again, then quickly typed

have to say to me? Didn't get

to say it. Susan had already torn my life apart

buzzed within

changed, well... I thought you should know the truth before you

hit somewhere deep. The truth? What the

He'd divorced me and put a ring on her

reduced to watching their engagement on TV like it was some sort of victory lap. But Richard

bad omen. Even in the office, while I tried to focus on work, my thoughts kept circling back to her words. Richard had been making efforts, trying to show

him in ways I didn't,

worst part? She wanted me

couch, half-watching the news, when my

Honestly, I don't like you, Sarah. But I don't want to see you get played the same way I was. You think Richard's back for

different. Susan wasn't just messing with me. She knew how to twist the

of a reply, my phone buzzed

'suddenly' had to go on that business trip last month? The one he didn't tell

weirdly vague about. The one where he didn't

But now, Susan was bringing it up like it

the screen,

you talking

Her response came quickly.

that weekend together. He came down to the

heart pounding. That couldn't be