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

half her pancakes

“Are you full?”

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

her mouth with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

a second’s delay. “I’ll be right

“I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t

back and exited the

but

there was nothing more

descended the stairs together, Yasmine acting

the car, she reminded him, “Don’t

paper.”

kissing

Boyd headed to another

talk less. If you piss her off,

sweet-talk her.”

away, Serana stood there, a picture

was Yasmine who

driver

to reality, took a deep breath,

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context of their conversation, it wasn’t

an exchange with

remained unanswered, fading over

avoid the issue too, rarely visiting

not absent. After all, they had grown

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions began

more

to advance, embarking

fear of

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little significance.

focus had already

things,

even suggested she could stay in

weren’t

to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

Bryson at

her, except when it came

around Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

and

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

prejudices forever, but as time and

didn’t mesh.

off. Her

was no

passed since

Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

the front passenger seat, but the

back seat for her. Boyd was

in and sat down, “Mr.

even driving your own car

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

of

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