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,

only ate half her pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

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

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

delay.

“I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going

her hair back and exited the dining

it, but if

was nothing

stairs together, Yasmine acting as

she reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead,

car drive away, Boyd

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

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there,

who couldn’t

the driver beside her

to reality, took a deep breath, and got

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, it wasn’t

such an exchange with

remained unanswered, fading

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

but not absent. After all, they had

completely cut.

months of university, the students’ emotions began to

were less boisterous, more silent than before,

to advance, embarking on

fear of an uncertain

these

focus had already

Bryson managing things, played

stay in school

the challenges weren’t too great

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

at

couldn’t fault her, except when

uneasy around Serana since

play as just that—play, and

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

forever, but as time and

didn’t mesh.

off. Her intolerance grew

displeasure was no longer

month had passed since

came to pick

for the front passenger seat, but the

back seat for her. Boyd was already

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

even driving your

drive today. Got a dinner planned

of

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