Serana bit her lip, silent.

Straightening up in her chair, Yasmine’s gaze grew colder. “You might not like

hearing this, but you knew what you were doing getting into this. So don’t play

the victim.”

Casting a glance at the sandwiches left on the table, Yasmine let out a sarcastic

chuckle. “To win a man’s heart, you gotta win his stomach first. Have you

managed that over all these years?”

The words were blunt, and any pretense of ignorance Serana had maintained

was now impossible to continue.

Enter title…

Perhaps Yasmine hit a particularly sore spot, Serana finally met Yasmine’s eyes.

“No one knows Boyd better than I do.”

Yasmine raised an eyebrow, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at

Serana with feigned interest, as if waiting for a sermon.d2

Serana didn’t disappoint, continuing, “Sure, you knew him before I did, but you

left his side for nine years. During those nine years, I was the one by his side.”

The expression on Yasmine’s face grew darker by several degrees. “Are you

bragging or giving me a friendly reminder of my place? That it’s about time I

stepped aside?”

Shaking her head, Serana clarified, “I’m not bragging, nor reminding you of

anything. I’m just laying out the facts to explain that I’ve grown up with him, I

know what he wants, and that’s why I’ve come to accept him being with you.”

Yasmine nodded, “It seems I should thank you for being so gracious about us

being together.”

“I know you must think I’m a fool, but if I…”

“What’s going on here?”

Boyd’s voice suddenly cut in, interrupting Serana. He placed a plate of spaghetti

in front of Yasmine. “You ordered it. You better eat it all.”

“But I didn’t say I wanted two eggs.”

“Just eat it.”

Boyd sat beside her, giving Serana a fleeting glance. “What were you two

talking about?”

Serana’s complexion paled slightly as she gently shook her head. “Nothing

important.”

Boyd turned to Yasmine, only to hear her say, “It’s not ‘nothing.’ I’m actually

quite curious about what you were about to say.”

sip of her milk,

only ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

don’t

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like someone

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She answered the

delay.

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

won’t be going

brushed her hair back and

Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine

nothing more he could

Yasmine acting as if nothing had

reminded him,

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead, “As

car drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

learn to talk to her, then talk less. If you piss her off, I’m the

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture

who

the driver beside

snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and got

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

about it, but they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context of their conversation, it

However, such an exchange with Serana could

unanswered,

the issue too, rarely

had grown up together.

completely cut.

of university, the students’

were less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps

farewells, the pressure to

or fear of

and Boyd, these concerns held little significance. In

had already

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off

suggested she could stay in school if she

weren’t

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at a

except when it came

had felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion.

as just that—play, and the near-death experience as

far. She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to past

but as time

didn’t mesh.

couldn’t shake Serana off. Her

displeasure was no longer

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up Yasmine

passenger seat, but

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already

ducked in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re really stepping up your

even driving your

drive today.

of playing

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