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 her milk, “I

ate half her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

the plate closer to himself. “I don’t

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone

a second’s delay.

watched her, “I’ve arranged

won’t be going to

hair back

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

there was nothing

together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing

car drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

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

sweet-talk her.”

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

was Yasmine who

driver beside her prompted

a deep breath, and got

Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

always seemed to creep into her thoughts

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of their conversation, it

with Serana

remained unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

but not absent. After all, they had grown

completely cut.

few months of university,

more silent than before, perhaps due

the pressure to advance, embarking on

or fear of an

Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little significance.

had

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off

Bryson even suggested she could stay in school if she was

challenges weren’t too

didn’t hesitate to refuse,

at a

couldn’t fault her, except

uneasy around Serana since their reunion.

and the near-death experience as a

She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due

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

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance

displeasure was

had passed since

pick up

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

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

ducked in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re

driving your

drive today. Got a dinner planned for

of playing

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