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 milk, “I

only ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

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

with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

Yasmine’s phone

second’s delay. “I’ll be

her, “I’ve

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

back and exited the dining

see it, but if Yasmine had already

was nothing more

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as if

she reminded

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd headed to another

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

sweet-talk her.”

Boyd’s car pulled away, Serana stood there, a picture

was Yasmine who couldn’t

driver beside

a deep breath, and got into

unfinished words from Serana lingered in

they always seemed

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation,

an exchange with Serana could only

unanswered,

the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

but not absent. After all, they had

completely cut.

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

boisterous, more silent than before,

to advance, embarking on

fear of an

like Yasmine and Boyd, these concerns held

focus had already

managing things, played the hands-off boss

even suggested she could stay

weren’t

didn’t hesitate to refuse, seemingly without

Bryson at

except when it came to

Serana since their reunion. She

and the near-death experience as

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

time and events proved, she and Serana

didn’t mesh.

somehow, she couldn’t shake Serana off.

was no

month had passed

came to pick

front passenger seat, but the driver opened the door

seat for her. Boyd was

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

your

hand, “Can’t drive today.

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