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.”

of her milk,

pancakes before

“Are you full?”

pulled the plate closer to himself. “I don’t think

Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like someone

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

delay. “I’ll

her, “I’ve arranged

said, “I won’t

her hair back and

Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had already called

nothing more he

stairs together, Yasmine acting as

car, she reminded him,

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing

drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle. “If

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

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood there,

was Yasmine who couldn’t let

the driver

reality, took a deep breath, and got

unfinished words from Serana lingered in

they always seemed to creep into her thoughts in

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

context of their conversation, it wasn’t

an exchange with Serana could only happen

unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

After all, they had grown up together.

completely cut.

the last few months of university, the

boisterous, more silent than before,

pressure to advance, embarking

or fear of an

some, like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns

had already

with Bryson managing things, played the

Bryson even suggested she could stay in

weren’t too

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at a

her, except when

had felt uneasy around Serana since their

that—play, and the near-death experience as

Serana’s present self due to past events or

forever, but as time

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance

displeasure was no

passed since their “unpleasant”

Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

the front passenger seat, but the driver opened the

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd

“Mr. Boyd, you’re really stepping up

your

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

of playing

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