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

ate half her pancakes

“Are you full?”

closer to himself. “I don’t

Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

phone rang. She answered

delay. “I’ll

watched her, “I’ve arranged

“I won’t be going to

back and exited the dining

it, but if Yasmine had already called for

nothing more

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

the car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget about

paper.”

close, kissing her forehead, “As you

away, Boyd headed to

to talk to her, then talk less. If you piss her off,

sweet-talk her.”

car pulled away, Serana stood there,

Yasmine who couldn’t

driver beside

reality, took a deep breath, and got

Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

to worry about it, but they always seemed to creep

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context of their

with

unanswered, fading

seemed to avoid the issue

had grown

completely cut.

of university, the students’

were less boisterous, more silent than

to advance,

of

Yasmine and Boyd, these

focus had already

with Bryson managing things, played

could stay in school if

challenges weren’t too

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

at

her, except when it

Serana

and the near-death

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

prejudices forever, but as time and events proved, she

didn’t mesh.

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

her displeasure was

passed

pick up Yasmine from school.

passenger seat, but the driver

towards the back seat for

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

driving your own car

drive today. Got a

of playing

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