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.”

a sip of her

pancakes before pushing the plate towards

“Are you full?”

plate closer to himself. “I don’t think you want

mouth with a napkin, Yasmine quipped, “Do I

forces others?”

“I’m not full.”

bite of the

Yasmine smiled.

eating, Yasmine’s phone rang. She answered the

delay.

watched her, “I’ve arranged a

“I won’t be going to school

brushed her hair back and

Boyd could see it, but if Yasmine had already

nothing more he

descended the stairs together, Yasmine acting as

car, she reminded

paper.”

kissing her forehead,

Yasmine’s car drive away, Boyd headed to another vehicle.

If you piss her off,

sweet-talk her.”

away, Serana stood there, a

was Yasmine who couldn’t let

the driver beside

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

lingered in Yasmine’s mind. She told

they always seemed to

moments.

But what if…

What if what?

given the context of their conversation, it

with Serana could only

unanswered,

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

but not absent. After all, they had grown up together.

completely cut.

few months of university, the students’

They were less boisterous, more silent than before,

pressure to advance, embarking on

of an uncertain

Boyd, these concerns held little significance.

had already

with Bryson managing things, played the

she could stay in school if she was

the challenges weren’t

hesitate to refuse, seemingly without ambition,

Bryson at

her, except when

had felt uneasy around Serana since their reunion.

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

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

but as time and events proved, she and Serana

didn’t mesh.

couldn’t shake Serana off. Her intolerance grew day by

was no

month had passed

came to pick up Yasmine from

seat, but the driver opened the door

back seat for her. Boyd was already

down, “Mr. Boyd, you’re really

your

drive today. Got

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