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."

felt my jaw tighten, but I forced myself to stay calm. "You didn't ask me here to talk about my marriage, Susan. So why don't you just tell me

smile faded, replaced by something much colder. "Fine. I want you to understand just how

And unless he complies with certain expectations, I'll make sure his past gets revealed

mad that he chose me again. But dragging up his past just to hurt him? Isn't that a bit

care about him leaving me? No, Sarah.

was yours. I was there for him when he needed someone, when his entire world was falling apart. And

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

let out a cold laugh. "It's not that simple, Sarah. This is about showing him-and you-that there are

down my spine. "Susan, this isn't a game. What you're doing could ruin people's lives, people who don't deserve it. Richard's past... whatever mistakes he made back then, he's paid for them. Why drag it all up

If you want to settle things with Richard,

everything for, the one he's so desperate to protect. And that makes you the perfect target." Her words hit me like a punch to the gut. She was right-I'd been naive to think I could keep

do?" I asked, my voice

gaze narrowed, her voice cold

past comes out. The shady deals, the mistakes, the secrets

a surge of anger. "You think that'll bring him back

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 him, you'll tell him to

fear and fury coursing through me. I'd known she was bitter, but this... this was pure spite, a vendetta she'd been

she was ready to destroy Richard just to make

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