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.”

of her milk,

pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

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

with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten sunny-side-up

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone

delay.

her, “I’ve arranged

Yasmine said, “I won’t be

hair back

it, but if Yasmine had already called

was nothing more he

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

getting into the car, she reminded him,

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead, “As you

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

less. If you piss her off, I’m the one who

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there, a

was Yasmine who

driver beside

to reality, took a deep breath, and

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of their conversation,

However, such an exchange with Serana could

unanswered,

issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

absent. After all, they had grown up together. The ties couldn’t

completely cut.

few months of university, the students’ emotions

more silent than before, perhaps due

pressure to

of an

and Boyd, these concerns held little significance. In

focus had already

things, played

Bryson even suggested she could stay in school if

challenges weren’t

to refuse,

at a

her, except when

uneasy around Serana since their reunion.

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

She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to

forever, but as time

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her

was no

month had passed

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up Yasmine

the front passenger seat, but the driver

the back seat for

sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

driving your own car

“Can’t drive today. Got a dinner planned

of playing

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