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

ate half her pancakes before pushing the plate

“Are you full?”

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

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

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

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

Yasmine smiled.

finished eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She

second’s delay.

her, “I’ve arranged a

“I won’t be going to

hair back and exited

was off. Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had already

nothing more

the stairs together, Yasmine acting as

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

paper.”

pulled her close, kissing

away, Boyd headed to another

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

sweet-talk her.”

away, Serana stood

was Yasmine who

Serana,” the driver

reality, took a

lingered in Yasmine’s mind.

they always seemed to creep into

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

was pretty sure, given the context of their conversation,

However, such an exchange with Serana could only

remained unanswered, fading over

the issue too, rarely visiting Boyd’s

not absent. After all, they had grown up

completely cut.

university, the students’ emotions began to

They were less boisterous, more

farewells, the pressure to advance, embarking on

fear of an

and Boyd, these concerns held little

focus had

managing things, played the

suggested she could stay in school if

the challenges weren’t too great

to refuse,

at a

fault her, except when it

felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion. She

just that—play, and

deny Serana’s present self due to past

as time and events proved, she and

didn’t mesh.

shake Serana off. Her intolerance

was

passed since

to pick

seat, but the driver opened the door and

seat for her. Boyd

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

driving your own

drive today. Got a

of playing

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