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,

ate half her pancakes before pushing the

“Are you full?”

don’t think you want

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the half-eaten sunny-side-up

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone

a second’s delay. “I’ll

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

said, “I won’t

brushed her hair back and exited the dining

it, but if Yasmine had

was nothing

Yasmine

car, she reminded him, “Don’t forget

paper.”

her close, kissing her forehead,

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd headed

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

sweet-talk her.”

stood there,

was Yasmine who couldn’t let

driver beside her prompted

took a deep breath, and got into the

Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

context of

exchange with Serana could only happen

remained unanswered, fading

the issue too, rarely

After all, they had grown

completely cut.

last few months of university, the students’ emotions began to

boisterous, more silent than before, perhaps

pressure to advance, embarking

or fear of an

these concerns held little significance. In

had

Bryson managing things, played the hands-off

Bryson even suggested she could stay in school if she was

weren’t too

to

Bryson at

except

uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She dismissed

that—play, and the near-death experience as

present

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

didn’t mesh.

Serana off. Her intolerance

was no longer

passed

afternoon, Boyd came to pick up Yasmine

passenger seat, but the driver

gesturing towards the back seat for her.

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

driving your own car

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

of playing

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