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

half her pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

plate closer to himself. “I don’t think you

a napkin, Yasmine quipped,

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

delay. “I’ll be

“I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be

her hair back and exited

could see it, but if Yasmine had

was nothing more he

stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing

getting into the car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget about the

paper.”

close, kissing her forehead, “As

car drive away, Boyd headed to another

less. If you piss her

sweet-talk her.”

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

who couldn’t let

Serana,” the driver beside her prompted

snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and got

words from Serana lingered in

about it, but they always seemed to creep into her thoughts

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

sure, given the context of their conversation,

exchange with Serana could

remained unanswered,

to avoid the issue too,

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

completely cut.

few months of university, the students’ emotions began

boisterous, more

the pressure to advance,

fear of

Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little significance.

focus had already

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

she could stay in

the challenges weren’t

to refuse, seemingly without

at

fault her, except when

around Serana since

play as just that—play, and the

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

as time and events proved,

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day

displeasure was

had passed since

to pick up

passenger seat, but the

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already

“Mr. Boyd, you’re really stepping

even driving your own car

today. Got a dinner planned for

of

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