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.”

a sip of her

only ate half her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

closer to himself. “I don’t think you want to hear

with a napkin, Yasmine quipped,

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

directly took a bite of the

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone

delay. “I’ll be right

her, “I’ve arranged a

said, “I won’t be going

her hair back and exited the

it, but if Yasmine had

was nothing more he

together, Yasmine acting as

into the car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

kissing her forehead, “As you

drive away, Boyd headed

If you piss her off, I’m the

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of sadness.

Yasmine who couldn’t let

the driver beside

reality, took a

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She

they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of

exchange with Serana could only

remained unanswered, fading over

issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s home

After all, they had

completely cut.

of university, the

less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps due

pressure to

fear of an uncertain

these concerns

focus had already

with Bryson managing things, played

she could stay in school

the challenges weren’t too

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at a

except when it came

around Serana

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

Serana’s present self due to past

time and events proved, she and Serana

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her

was no longer

passed

to pick up Yasmine from school.

front passenger seat, but the driver opened

gesturing towards the back seat for

and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re really

your

took her hand, “Can’t drive today. Got a dinner planned

of

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