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

pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

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

napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone

delay. “I’ll be right

her, “I’ve

“I won’t be going

hair back and exited the dining

off. Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had already called

nothing more

descended the stairs together, Yasmine acting as

into the car, she reminded

paper.”

her close, kissing her

away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

talk to her, then talk less. If you

sweet-talk her.”

Serana stood there, a picture of sadness.

Yasmine who couldn’t let

driver

a deep

lingered

it, but they always seemed to creep into her

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

context of their conversation, it wasn’t

such an exchange with Serana could only

question remained unanswered, fading

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

had grown up together. The ties couldn’t

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions

They were less boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps due

the pressure to advance, embarking

of an uncertain

and Boyd, these concerns

focus had already

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

even suggested she could stay in school if

weren’t too great for

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

at a

fault her, except when

uneasy around Serana

and the near-death

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

time and

didn’t mesh.

Serana off. Her intolerance grew day by

her displeasure was no

passed since their “unpleasant”

came to pick up Yasmine from school. She

seat, but

for her. Boyd was already

in and sat down, “Mr.

driving your

today. Got a dinner planned for

Tired of

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