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

ate half her pancakes

“Are you full?”

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

with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

a second’s delay. “I’ll be right

“I’ve arranged a

won’t be going

brushed her hair back and

see it, but if Yasmine had already called for

nothing more he

together, Yasmine acting as if nothing had

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

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead, “As you

car drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

to talk to her, then talk less. If you piss her off, I’m the one who has

sweet-talk her.”

Boyd’s car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture of sadness. She

who

Serana,” the driver beside

reality, took a deep breath, and got into the

lingered in

always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

was pretty sure, given the context of their conversation, it

an exchange with Serana could only happen

remained unanswered, fading over

to avoid the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s home

all, they had grown up together. The

completely cut.

months of university, the students’ emotions began

boisterous, more silent

pressure to

of an

Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

focus had already

Bryson managing things,

stay in school if she was

challenges weren’t too great

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at a

except when it

uneasy around Serana since

that—play, and the

couldn’t deny Serana’s present self

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

didn’t mesh.

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

her displeasure was

passed since

Boyd came to pick up

for the front passenger seat, but the driver opened the door and

towards the back seat for her. Boyd was already sitting

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

your own car

drive today.

Tired of

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