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.”

took a sip of her milk, “I

only ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

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

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone

delay. “I’ll

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t

back and exited

could see it, but if Yasmine had

nothing more he could

descended the stairs together, Yasmine

car, she reminded him,

paper.”

her close, kissing

away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

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

sweet-talk her.”

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

who

the driver beside her prompted

a deep

unfinished words from Serana lingered

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation,

exchange with Serana could

question remained unanswered,

avoid the issue too,

had

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions began

boisterous, more

to advance,

fear of

and Boyd, these concerns held little significance.

had

Bryson managing things, played

Bryson even suggested she could stay in

weren’t too great for

hesitate to refuse, seemingly

at

couldn’t fault her, except when it came to

uneasy around Serana

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

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

but as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

off. Her intolerance grew day by

was no longer

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

pick up Yasmine from

passenger seat, but the driver opened the door and

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already

down, “Mr.

your

took her hand, “Can’t drive today.

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