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

Chapter 56

Sarah's

POV.

The day started like any other-mundane emails, phone calls, and a cup of lukewarm coffee that had gone cold while I was distracted by my spiraling thoughts.

The office was unusually quiet, except for the distant clacking of keyboards from my employees, which only made me more restless.

I grabbed my phone, scrolling through the endless stream of messages. One, in particular, caught my eye-a message from Wesley.

He had been acting strange lately. Too friendly. Too apologetic. His last few gifts had crossed the line from thoughtful to downright uncomfortable.

I couldn't put my finger on it, but something wasn't right.

But today, I needed a favor, and Wesley was the closest person who could help.

With a sigh, I dialed his number.

"Hey, Wesley. I need to ask you something about the project. Can we meet tomorrow?" I said, trying to keep the conversation as professional as possible. "Of course, Sarah," he replied, his voice a little too smooth, too eager. "Anything for you."

"Thanks. Talk soon."

We exchanged the usual goodbyes, and I was just about to hang up when I heard his voice again. Except... he wasn't talking to me.

"Yeah, I'll handle it. Sarah's almost ready to cut him off completely," Wesley muttered, his voice lowered.

My thumb hovered over the end call button, but something about the way he said my name made me freeze.

There was a pause on his end, and then another voice chimed in-a familiar voice. Susan. Susan was on the other end of the line.

"You better make sure she does," Susan's voice said sharply. "I'm tired of waiting. Richard won't have a leg to stand on once she's done with him."

My heart stopped. I had always known Susan was manipulative, but Wesley too? He'd been pretending to care, pretending to be my friend, all while plotting against Richard and me.

I kept listening, my heart racing, feeling sick to my stomach.

"I'll make sure of it," Wesley replied confidently. "Sarah's too focused on Richard to see what's really happening. She trusts me. This will all be over soon."

I ended the call, my hand shaking. For a moment, I just sat there in silence, my mind reeling.

Wesley had been feeding me lies, pretending to support me while stabbing me in the back.

And Susan... of course, she wanted to destroy any chance Richard and I had at fixing things. But Wesley?

I had thought we were starting to repair our friendship.

Later that day, Wesley stopped by my office as planned. He walked in with that same easy smile he always wore, the one that now made me sick. "Sarah," he said, leaning against the doorframe, "You said you needed to talk?"

I didn't waste time. "Wesley, why don't you just tell me the truth?"

His smile faltered, just slightly. "What do you mean?"

don't you tell me why you've been trying to ruin things between me and

standing up, my

heard everything on the phone earlier.

expression changed from confusion to realization, then to something darker. He closed the door

he said, his voice calm but cold.

him. "Don't pretend like you care about me, Wesley.

anything, just stared at me, his jaw clenched. Then, something shifted in his

said, stepping closer. "Fine. The truth is, I never wanted Richard to have you. He's always taken things from

confused. "What are you talking

friends once, you know. A long time ago,"

got the things I wanted. The promotions, the

stared at him, stunned. "This is

jealousy," Wesley snapped, his frustration bubbling

my way. He's always had what I wanted, and

run down my spine. "You've

from making a mistake, Sarah. Richard will hurt

the one hurting me," I said, my

You pretended to be my friend, but all you cared about was keeping me

didn't want you to move on. I

first place," I

Sarah's POV

realize I was driving to Richard's house until I saw his street come

the steering wheel, my mind

was so twisted,

to keep

now, as I pulled up in front of Richard's house, everything hit me all

for a moment, and stared at his front door. My heart pounded in

know why I was here. But I

needed him, the one person who knew what it felt like

I could change my mind, I got out of the car and hurried up to his door. My fist was already banging on it before I had

moments, and there he was-Richard. His hair was messy, like he had been running his hands through it in frustration, and his

voice was soft, but there was

The words caught in my throat. I took a deep breath, but all the emotions I'd been holding back came crashing down like a dam breaking. "I can't do

aside, letting me in without a word. I didn't realize how cold it was outside until I felt the warmth of his house wrap around me. My body shivered as if suddenly aware

like they might give way. I

me, but not too close. There was a pause, the silence

his eyes searching

My

been plotting against us. Against me-against

expression darkened, but he said nothing, just

forgot to hang up

tightened, and before I could stop

me to move on. That he

hold back anymore. My voice cracked as I spoke, my

I thought he was my friend, but he was just-just

my face with my hands, trying to stop the

became uneven. I had been holding it all in for so long, and now it was pouring out in front of Richard, the one person I had been trying to protect myself from. Suddenly, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder, and then his

moment, the tension of everything keeping me rigid, but then I let go. I let