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

ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

closer to himself. “I don’t

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

a bite of the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

second’s delay.

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to

back and exited

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

nothing more

together, Yasmine acting as if

she reminded him,

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead, “As you

car drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

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

sweet-talk her.”

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

was Yasmine who couldn’t

the driver

reality, took a deep

words from Serana lingered in

about it, but they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

context

an exchange with Serana could only

unanswered, fading

issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

they had grown up together. The ties

completely cut.

the last few months of university, the students’ emotions began

They were less boisterous, more silent than

to

fear of an

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little significance. In

focus had

managing things, played

she could stay in school

challenges weren’t too great

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

at a

except when

uneasy around Serana

that—play, and the

couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to past events or

prejudices forever, but as time and events

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

her displeasure was

had passed since their

pick up Yasmine from school. She

front passenger seat, but the

for her. Boyd

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

even driving your own car

drive today. Got a dinner planned

of

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