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

half her pancakes before

“Are you full?”

“I don’t think you want to hear

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like someone

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang.

a second’s delay. “I’ll be right

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

won’t be going

back and exited the

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

was nothing more

descended the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing

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

paper.”

kissing her

car drive away, Boyd headed to another

to talk to her, then talk less. If

sweet-talk her.”

stood there, a picture

who couldn’t let

the driver beside her prompted

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

words from Serana lingered in

worry about it, but they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

was pretty sure, given the context of their conversation,

However, such an exchange with Serana could only

question remained unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting

had grown up together.

completely cut.

university,

were less boisterous, more silent than

farewells, the pressure to advance,

of

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

focus had

managing things, played the hands-off boss

stay

the challenges weren’t too

to refuse, seemingly

at

couldn’t fault her, except when it came to

uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

that—play, and the near-death experience

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

as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

off. Her intolerance

her displeasure was no longer

had passed

came to pick up Yasmine

seat, but the driver opened the door and

seat for her. Boyd was already

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

your

“Can’t drive today. Got a

Tired of

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