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

half her pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

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

her mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

directly 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 right

“I’ve

won’t be going to

brushed her hair back and exited the dining

see it, but if

nothing more

together, Yasmine

into the car, she reminded him, “Don’t

paper.”

kissing her

Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

her, then talk less. If you piss her off,

sweet-talk her.”

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

Yasmine who

Serana,” the driver beside her

back to reality, took a deep breath, and got

Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

but they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context of

However, such an exchange with Serana could only happen

remained unanswered, fading over

avoid the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

had grown up together.

completely cut.

of university, the

more silent than before, perhaps

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking on

or fear of

Boyd, these concerns

had already

things,

she could stay

the challenges weren’t too great for

hesitate to

Bryson at

couldn’t fault her, except when it came to

uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

that—play, and the near-death experience

Serana’s present self due to past events

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

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her

her displeasure was

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

seat, but the driver opened the door

for her. Boyd

“Mr. Boyd,

your own

“Can’t drive today. Got a dinner planned for

of playing

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