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.

think I'd ever be able to look at my

realize I was gripping the

last time I heard her name was when she was splashed all over

pulling me from the

I'd need to reach out like this, but you need to know something

instinct was to delete it and move on with my day, but curiosity

phone and read the message

possibly have to say to me? Didn't get

was a cheap shot, but it felt good to say it. Susan had already torn my life apart once. No

phone buzzed within

didn't steal him. He came to me. And if you think he's changed, well... I thought you

somewhere deep. The truth? What the

history, painful history. He'd divorced me and put a ring on her finger before the ink on

engagement on TV like it was some sort of victory lap. But Richard had come back. Said he'd changed. Had

like a 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 me he wasn't the same man who left me. But Susan... She knew him

ways I

me to doubt

my couch, half-watching the news, when my phone

Sarah. But I don't want to see you get played the same way I was. You think Richard's back for good? Think again." I rolled my eyes but couldn't stop the unease from settling in. I wasn't

messing with me. She knew how to

could even think of a reply, my phone buzzed

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

same one Richard had been weirdly vague about. The one

had let it slide back then, convinced myself I was being paranoid. But now, Susan was bringing it up

the screen, trembling as

you talking

Her response came quickly.

came down

the screen, my heart pounding. That couldn't be