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,

ate half her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

don’t think you want to hear that

a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

took a bite of the half-eaten

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She answered

second’s delay. “I’ll be

“I’ve

“I won’t be going to

hair back and

but if Yasmine had already called for

there was nothing more he

Yasmine

getting into the car, she reminded

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead, “As you

car drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

less. If you piss her off,

sweet-talk her.”

stood there, a picture of sadness. She

who

the driver beside her prompted

to reality, took a deep breath, and got into

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation,

However, such an exchange with Serana could only happen

remained unanswered, fading over

to avoid the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

not absent. After all, they had grown up together. The

completely cut.

few months of university, the

were less boisterous, more silent than

pressure to advance, embarking on

fear of

Boyd, these

had already

with Bryson managing things,

she could stay in school if

weren’t too great

to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

Bryson at a

couldn’t fault her, except

Serana since their reunion. She

that—play, and

couldn’t deny Serana’s present self due to

but as time and events proved, she and Serana

didn’t mesh.

she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her

displeasure was no longer

had passed since their “unpleasant”

Boyd came to pick

seat, but the driver opened the

seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re

your

“Can’t drive today. Got a

Tired of

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