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

Chapter 131

Sarah

pov.

The office was bustling, as usual. I walked through the space, my eyes scanning the place that had once felt so overwhelming to me. It felt like just yesterday I was trying to keep up with everything-emails, meetings, deadlines. Now, Zoe had it all under control. It was almost... strange. And a little bit freeing.

I stopped by Zoe's desk, watching her juggle a few phone calls at once while she typed away at her computer. She didn't even look up as I approached. "You're like a superhero," I said, leaning on the edge of her desk. She glanced up, giving me a grin. "It's a gift," she said, unbothered. "I'm just multitasking like a pro."

"You're making me feel totally irrelevant here," I joked, crossing my arms. "I'm practically a ghost in this place now."

Zoe laughed and shook her head. "Oh please, Sarah, don't act like you're not still the boss. You can't just vanish off the face of the Earth and expect us to forget about you."

She leaned back in her chair, raising an eyebrow. "But, you know, you do seem a little more... relaxed these days."

I couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah, I'm trying to be. But it's hard to let go. You're both doing such a great job, though. I feel like I'm just here for moral support now."

Zoe gave me a quick wink. "Well, I'm sure you still have plenty of ideas to share. But I think we've got things covered. And hey, it's nice to see you actually *taking* a break for once."

I nodded, feeling a sense of pride at how far we'd come. The business was in good hands, and Zoe had stepped up in ways I never expected. It felt good to know I could step back without everything falling apart.

As I made my way to the next section of the office, I caught sight of a senior staff member, who was speaking with a group of employees. She looked up and waved at me.

out, her usual bright energy filling the space. "Looking good today! You sure you don't want to jump in and

smile tugging at my lips. "Please, no. I'm officially on vacation mode. You're the ones in charge

"Well, we'll make sure to keep the ship afloat while you

ago, this had been my responsibility, and now it felt like I was watching from the sidelines. It was

even when the office stuff felt like it was piling up. "I have to admit," I said, taking a sip of my iced tea. "It's kind of nice to just...

her sandwich. "I knew it. You're secretly enjoying being hands-off now,

I used to think I had to be involved in every little thing, but now I'm realizing that maybe I don't have

of her sandwich. "You're a born

go a

glad you're taking a step back. It'll be good for you to focus on...

wasn't sure how to interpret

set down her sandwich and gave me a meaningful look. "Like... your future.

made my heart race. Sometimes it still felt surreal,

lot more important than running a business. "Yeah, I guess you're right," I said softly. "But it's hard, you know? I've spent so much time building

nodded, understanding. "I get it. But you will figure it out. You don't have to do everything

I admitted, taking a deep breath. "I just have to trust you guys more. Trust that things will be okay, even if

her tone lightening again. "Exactly. So, no more meddling, okay? You've earned

not to make me feel guilty for

she said, holding out her hand. "Now, let's talk about

groaned, shaking my

evening, Richard and I sat on the balcony of our