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.”

a sip of

half her pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

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

with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She answered the

second’s delay. “I’ll be right

“I’ve arranged

said, “I won’t be going to school

back

could see it, but if Yasmine

nothing more he could

stairs together, Yasmine acting as if

car, she reminded him, “Don’t

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead, “As you

away, Boyd headed

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

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture

who couldn’t

driver beside her prompted

took a deep breath, and got into

words from Serana lingered in

it, but they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

context

However, such an exchange with Serana could

remained unanswered, fading over

avoid the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

After all, they had grown up together.

completely cut.

few months of university, the students’ emotions

were less boisterous, more silent than

pressure to

or fear of

Boyd, these concerns held little significance. In

focus had already

with Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

suggested she could stay in school

the challenges weren’t

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at a

her, except when it

Serana

and the near-death experience

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

forever, but as time and events

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

was no longer

passed since their “unpleasant”

to pick up Yasmine from

for the front passenger seat, but

the back seat for her. Boyd was

sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

even driving your own

“Can’t drive today.

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