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, “I

pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

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

her mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

phone

a second’s delay. “I’ll

watched her, “I’ve

won’t be going

hair back and exited the dining

off. Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine

there was nothing more

stairs together, Yasmine

she reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead,

drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

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

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there, a

who

Serana,” the driver beside her prompted

snapped back to reality, took a

lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

worry about it, but they always seemed to creep

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

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

However, such an exchange with

question remained unanswered, fading over

to avoid the issue

but not absent. After all, they had grown up together. The ties couldn’t

completely cut.

of university, the students’ emotions

They were less boisterous, more

the pressure to advance, embarking

of

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns

had already

managing things, played the hands-off boss

even suggested she could stay in school

the challenges weren’t

hesitate to refuse,

at

her, except

felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion.

and the

present self due to past events

but as time and events proved,

didn’t mesh.

off.

her displeasure was

had passed since their “unpleasant”

to pick up Yasmine from school.

for the front passenger seat, but the driver opened the door

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd was

and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re really

your own car

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

of playing

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