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

Chapter 56

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?"

been trying to ruin things between me and

up,

the phone earlier. You forgot to hang

realization, then to something darker. He closed the door behind him and

he said, his voice calm but cold.

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

he didn't say anything, just stared at me,

is, I never wanted Richard to have you.

"What are you talking

know. A long time

always got the things I wanted. The promotions, the connections... and

him, stunned.

Wesley snapped, his

had what I wanted, and you were just another prize to him. He doesn't

a chill run down my spine. "You've been using me...

from making a mistake, Sarah. Richard will hurt you again, and you know

hurting me," I said,

friend, but all you cared

didn't argue. "I didn't want you to move on.

me in the first place," I

Sarah's POV

house until I saw his street come into

white as I gripped the steering wheel, my mind spinning from everything Wesley had just

betrayal, his jealousy-everything was

it together during our confrontation, managing to keep my voice steady even though my insides were breaking

up in front of

stared at his front door. My heart

here. But I couldn't be

what it felt like to be caught up

of the car and hurried up to his door. My fist

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

soft, but there was surprise in it. "What are

caught in my throat. I took a deep breath, but all the emotions I'd been holding back came crashing down like

the warmth of his house wrap around me. My body shivered as if suddenly aware of the chill. "Come inside, sit," he

way. I stumbled to his couch, sinking into the

beside me, but not too close. There was a pause, the silence hung between us

his eyes

to find the words. "It's Wesley. And Susan." My voice cracked, the

against us. Against me-against

he said nothing,

forgot to hang

stop them, tears welled up in

said... he said he never wanted me to move on. That he was jealous of you. And Susan-she's been

cracked as I spoke, my words coming out

I thought he was my friend, but he was just-just manipulating me this whole

face with my hands, trying to

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 arms wrapped around

of everything keeping me rigid, but then I let go. I let myself fall into his

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