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.”

sip of her milk, “I

half her pancakes before

“Are you full?”

to himself. “I don’t think you want to hear that

napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

took a bite of the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg Yasmine

Yasmine smiled.

Yasmine’s phone

second’s delay. “I’ll be right

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

said, “I won’t be going

hair back and exited the dining

it, but

there was nothing more he

Yasmine acting

she reminded him, “Don’t

paper.”

kissing her forehead, “As you

away, Boyd

less. If you piss her off, I’m the

sweet-talk her.”

stood there, a picture of

was Yasmine who

the driver beside her prompted

a deep breath, and got into the

words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

to worry about it, but they always

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of

an exchange with Serana

question remained unanswered,

seemed to avoid the issue too, rarely

but not absent. After all, they had grown up

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions

more silent than before, perhaps due

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking on

of an

Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

had already

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

could stay in school if she was

weren’t too great for

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at

except when

felt uneasy around Serana since their

just that—play, and the

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

prejudices forever, but as time and events

didn’t mesh.

couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day

was

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up

passenger seat, but

seat for her. Boyd was

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

driving your own

hand, “Can’t drive today.

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