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.

I'd ever be able to look at my

gripping the

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

pulling me from

reach out like this, but

hell did she want? My first instinct was to delete it and move on with

the phone and read the message

to say to me? Didn't get

good to say it. Susan had already torn my life apart once. No way I

buzzed

me. And if you think he's changed, well... I thought you should know the truth

but the words hit somewhere deep. The truth? What the hell was she

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

their engagement on TV like it was some sort of victory lap.

me like a bad omen. Even in the office, while I tried to focus on work, my thoughts kept circling back to her words.

in ways I didn't,

me to doubt him. But why

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

probably wondering why I'm even bothering. 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 good? Think again." I rolled my eyes but couldn't stop the unease from settling in. I wasn't some naïve fool-of course, I knew Richard had

messing with me. She knew how to twist the knife in

a reply, my phone

to go on that business trip last month? The

Richard had been weirdly vague about. The one where he didn't

myself I was being paranoid. But

fingers hovered over the screen, trembling

are you

Her response came quickly.

that weekend together. He came down to the

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