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

her pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

don’t think you want to

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She

a second’s delay. “I’ll be

“I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to

her hair back and exited the dining

see it, but if Yasmine had already called for

there was nothing more

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

she reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

close, kissing

Boyd headed to another

to her, then talk less. If you piss

sweet-talk her.”

Serana stood there, a picture of sadness. She

who couldn’t let

driver beside

back to reality, took a deep breath, and got into

words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

but they always seemed to creep into her thoughts

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context of their conversation, it

such an exchange with Serana could only happen

question remained unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s home

they had grown up

completely cut.

months of university, the students’ emotions

were less boisterous, more

pressure to advance, embarking

of an uncertain

Boyd, these concerns

had

managing things, played the hands-off boss

she could stay in

the challenges weren’t

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at a

couldn’t fault her, except when it came

around Serana since their

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

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

as time and events proved, she

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day

was no longer

month had passed since their

afternoon, Boyd came to pick

seat, but

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

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

your own

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

Tired of

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