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?”

“I don’t think you want to hear

with a napkin, Yasmine

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

the

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

a second’s delay. “I’ll be

her, “I’ve arranged a

said, “I won’t be going to

brushed her hair back and exited

it, but if Yasmine had already

nothing more

together, Yasmine acting as

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

paper.”

her close, kissing

drive away, Boyd

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

sweet-talk her.”

stood there, a picture of

who couldn’t

the driver

to reality, took a deep breath, and got into

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s

they always seemed to creep into her thoughts in

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

context of their conversation, it wasn’t

exchange with Serana could

unanswered, fading over

avoid the issue too, rarely visiting

had grown up together.

completely cut.

the last few months of university, the students’ emotions

more silent than before, perhaps due

to advance, embarking on

of an

Boyd, these concerns held little

focus had

with Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

Bryson even suggested she could stay in school if she

the challenges weren’t too great for

however, didn’t hesitate to refuse,

at a

fault her, except when it came to

felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

just that—play, and the near-death experience as a

present self due to past events or

time and events proved, she

didn’t mesh.

couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew

displeasure was no

passed since

came to pick up Yasmine

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

back seat for

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

your own

drive today. Got

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