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,

her pancakes before pushing

“Are you full?”

himself. “I don’t

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

of the

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered

a second’s delay. “I’ll be

her, “I’ve arranged

Yasmine said, “I won’t be going to

her hair back and exited

Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had

was nothing more he

together, Yasmine acting

getting into the car, she reminded

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing her forehead, “As

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd

less. If you

sweet-talk her.”

stood there, a picture

was Yasmine who couldn’t let

driver

snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and got

from Serana lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

worry about it, but they always seemed to creep

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation, it wasn’t

an exchange with Serana could only happen

unanswered, fading

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

not absent. After all, they had grown

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began to

more silent

farewells, the pressure to

fear of an uncertain

and Boyd, these concerns held

had already

with Bryson managing things, played the hands-off boss

suggested she could stay in school if she was

weren’t too great

hesitate to

Bryson at

her, except when it came to

uneasy around Serana since

and the near-death experience as

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

forever, but as time and events proved,

didn’t mesh.

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

her displeasure was no longer

month had passed since their “unpleasant”

pick up Yasmine

seat, but the driver

back seat for her. Boyd was already

in and sat down, “Mr. Boyd,

even driving your own car

hand, “Can’t drive today. Got

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