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

pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

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

her mouth with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

took a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine had

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

delay. “I’ll be

watched her, “I’ve arranged

Yasmine said, “I won’t be

brushed her hair back and exited the

was off. Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had already called

nothing more

descended the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

into the car, she reminded him,

paper.”

kissing

car drive away, Boyd headed to another

talk less. If you piss her off, I’m

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there,

was Yasmine who couldn’t

the driver beside

a deep

lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

to worry about it, but they always seemed to creep into her thoughts in

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context of their conversation, it

However, such an exchange with Serana could only happen

question remained unanswered,

seemed to avoid the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s home

After all, they had grown up together. The

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions began

less boisterous, more silent than

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

fear of an

these

had

managing things,

stay in school

weren’t too great for

to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at

couldn’t fault her, except when it

around Serana since

just that—play, and the near-death experience

deny Serana’s present self

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

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

her displeasure was no

passed

pick

the front passenger seat, but the driver opened the

towards the back seat for

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

driving your own

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

of

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