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.

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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.”

sip of her milk,

her pancakes

“Are you full?”

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

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

second’s delay.

watched her, “I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be

hair back and

but if Yasmine had already called

nothing

Yasmine acting as if

reminded him,

paper.”

kissing her forehead, “As you

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd

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

sweet-talk her.”

away, Serana stood there, a picture of

who couldn’t let

driver beside her prompted

snapped back to reality, took a

Serana lingered in

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

was pretty sure, given the context of their conversation, it

exchange with Serana could only happen

unanswered,

the issue too, rarely

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

completely cut.

months of university, the students’

less boisterous, more silent than before,

to advance, embarking

fear of an

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held little

focus had already

Bryson managing things, played

Bryson even suggested she could stay in school if she was

challenges weren’t

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly

Bryson at a

fault her, except when

around Serana since their reunion. She

and the near-death experience

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

prejudices forever, but as time and

didn’t mesh.

off. Her intolerance grew day

was no

had passed since their “unpleasant”

afternoon, Boyd came to pick

for the front passenger seat, but the driver

seat for her.

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

your

“Can’t drive today. Got a dinner planned for

Tired of

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