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

Chapter 87

Sarah's Pov.

I took a deep breath, clutching the steering wheel as I pulled up in front of the small cafe where I was meeting Susan.

My mind was still reeling from the encounter with James, the way he dropped hints and threats so casually.

And now here I was, facing another ghost from our past. Susan had been circling around us like a shark, but something in me said I needed to face her myself, away from Richard, to truly understand what she wanted. As soon as I walked in, I spotted her at a corner table, swirling her coffee with a thin smile that didn't reach her eyes.

She looked different from how I remembered-still polished and poised, but something in her eyes was colder, sharper.

This wasn't the same Susan from back when Richard and I first got married. She'd changed, or maybe she'd always been like this, and I'd been too naive to see it.

"Sarah," she greeted, her tone oozing a false warmth. "So brave of you to come meet me."

"Susan," I replied, keeping my voice steady as I slid into the chair across from her. "Let's skip the small talk. You called me here, so let's get to the point."

She laughed softly, her fingers tapping against the coffee cup. "Oh, I like this new version of you. Less innocent, more... bold."

Her gaze fixed on me, eyes sharp and unyielding. "But you're still clinging to Richard, aren't you? Hoping he'll love you enough to protect you."

myself to stay calm. "You didn't ask me here to talk about my marriage, Susan. So why don't you

faded, replaced by something much colder. "Fine. I want you to understand just how serious this situation is,

to catch up to him, whether you like it or not. And unless he complies with certain expectations, I'll make sure his past gets revealed in the worst possible way." Her words stung,

mad that he left you, mad that he chose me again. But dragging up his past just to hurt him?

sharpened, her expression almost vicious. "You think I care about him

someone, when his entire world was falling apart. And then you come in, and suddenly, he's all devoted to you? As

her. Almost. "So, this is just revenge then?" I asked, my voice low. "You're trying to

let out a cold laugh. "It's not that simple, Sarah. This is about showing

drag it all up now?" "Because," she said slowly,

have to do this, Susan. If you want to settle things

are in this mess, Sarah," she replied, her smile icy. "You're the reason he turned away from me. You're the one he's willing to risk everything for, the one he's so desperate to protect. And that makes

you planning to do?" I asked,

her voice cold and

with the demands from people much more powerful than you realize, I'll make sure every little detail about his past comes out. The shady deals, the mistakes, the secrets he's kept even from you. And when I'm done, he'll have nothing

of anger. "You think that'll bring him back to you? Destroying

laughed, a low, humorless sound. "Oh, Sarah. This isn't about bringing him back. This is about making him regret ever walking away from me. And if you're so desperate to protect

fear and fury coursing through me. I'd known she was bitter, but this...

now, she was ready to destroy Richard just

inside me. "If you think I'm just going to let you ruin his