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.”

took a sip of her milk,

ate half her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

don’t think you want to

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I look like someone

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the

Yasmine smiled.

Boyd finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

a second’s delay. “I’ll be

“I’ve arranged a

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

hair back and exited the dining

but if Yasmine had already called

was nothing more he

together, Yasmine acting as if nothing

getting into the car, she reminded him,

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead, “As

Boyd headed to another

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

sweet-talk her.”

pulled away, Serana stood

Yasmine who couldn’t let

Serana,” the driver

back to reality, took a deep breath, and got

unfinished words from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

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

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

pretty sure, given the context

However, such an exchange with Serana could only happen

unanswered, fading over

the issue too,

After all, they had grown up together.

completely cut.

few months of university, the students’ emotions began to

were less boisterous, more

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking

fear of

these

had already

Bryson managing things, played

could stay

challenges weren’t too

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

at a

except when it came to

Serana since

and the

deny Serana’s present

forever, but as time and

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

displeasure was no

had passed since their

came to pick up

seat, but the driver

gesturing towards the back seat for her. Boyd

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

your own car

today. Got a dinner

Tired of playing

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