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

pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

himself. “I don’t think you want

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

directly took a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine had

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

delay. “I’ll be

“I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to school

brushed her hair back

was off. Boyd could see it, but

there was nothing more he could

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing

the car, she reminded

paper.”

close, kissing her forehead, “As you

drive away, Boyd headed to another

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

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of sadness.

who couldn’t

the driver beside

reality, took a

Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

worry about it, but they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context of their conversation, it

exchange with Serana

question remained unanswered, fading

issue too, rarely

not absent. After all, they had

completely cut.

few months of university, the students’ emotions began

They were less boisterous, more silent

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

fear of an

Boyd, these

focus had

with Bryson managing things, played the

she could stay in school if she

weren’t too great for

to refuse, seemingly without

at a

fault her, except

Serana since their reunion. She

that—play, and the

too far. She couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to

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

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off.

her displeasure was no longer

had passed

afternoon, Boyd came to pick

but the driver opened the

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd

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

even driving your own

today. Got a dinner

of

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