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,

ate half her pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

pulled the plate closer to himself. “I don’t think you want

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

second’s delay. “I’ll be right

“I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to school

hair back and

see it, but

nothing more

together, Yasmine acting as

car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead, “As

away, Boyd

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

sweet-talk her.”

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

Yasmine who couldn’t let

Serana,” the driver

reality, took a deep breath,

lingered in

but they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context of

However, such an exchange with Serana could only happen

unanswered,

to avoid the issue too,

had grown up

completely cut.

few months of university, the

were less boisterous, more silent than before,

the pressure to advance, embarking on

or fear of an

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

had

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

stay in school if

the challenges weren’t too

to refuse, seemingly

at a

her, except when it came to

uneasy around Serana

and

She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due

old prejudices forever, but as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

Serana off. Her

was

month had passed

Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

passenger seat, but the driver

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was

“Mr. Boyd, you’re really

driving your own car

drive today. Got

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