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.”

of her

her pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

pulled the plate closer to himself. “I don’t think you want to hear

a napkin, Yasmine quipped,

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She answered

a second’s delay. “I’ll be

her, “I’ve arranged

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to school

brushed her hair back and exited the dining

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

was nothing more he

stairs together, Yasmine

reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

her close, kissing

drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

talk less. If you piss her off, I’m

sweet-talk her.”

Serana stood

Yasmine who couldn’t let

driver beside her

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

words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She

they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

the context of their conversation, it wasn’t

with

question remained unanswered,

to avoid the issue too, rarely

absent. After all, they had grown up together. The

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions

more silent

to advance, embarking on

fear of an

these concerns

had already

with Bryson managing things, played the

she could stay in school if she

the challenges weren’t too great for

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at a

fault her, except when

had felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

and the near-death experience as a

present self due to past events or

time and events proved, she and Serana

didn’t mesh.

somehow, she couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance

her displeasure was

passed

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up Yasmine from school.

front passenger seat, but the

the back seat for her. Boyd

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re

your own car

took her hand, “Can’t drive today. Got a dinner

of playing

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