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

ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

to himself. “I don’t think you

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

directly took a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

second’s delay. “I’ll be right

watched her, “I’ve

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to

brushed her hair back and exited the dining

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

nothing more he

Yasmine acting as

reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

her close, kissing her

away, Boyd

then talk less. If

sweet-talk her.”

stood

Yasmine who couldn’t

Serana,” the driver beside her

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

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

to worry about it, but they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation, it wasn’t

such an exchange with Serana

unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting

all, they had grown up

completely cut.

the last few months of university, the students’

were less boisterous, more silent than before,

the pressure to advance, embarking

fear of an uncertain

and Boyd, these

focus had

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off

suggested she could stay in school if she

the challenges weren’t

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at a

her, except when it came

had felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

play as just that—play, and

deny Serana’s present

forever, but as time and events proved, she and Serana

didn’t mesh.

somehow, she couldn’t shake Serana off.

was

month had passed

pick up

seat, but the

towards the back seat for

and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re really stepping

even driving your own car

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

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