After dinner, Yasmine and Serana tidied up the dining area.

“Cleaning up” was a generous term, considering Serana was doing most of the

work.

Yasmine, who had grown up in an orphanage, may not have had the easiest

childhood, but she was never required to do chores like cooking, laundering, or

chopping wood. Once she left the orphanage, such tasks were even further from

her reality. Her hands were soft and beautiful, with slender, pale fingers.

Standing beside Serana at the sink, the most Yasmine would do was to wipe

down the already clean dishes. And she had this air about her, as if she had

done some monumental task that deserved high praise.

Enter title…

Serana wasn’t much of a talker. It seemed ever since Yasmine started dating

Boyd, Serana had become even quieter. The time they spent washing dishes

was particularly tough for her. The moment the last plate was dried, she let out a

sigh of relief and quickly said, “There’s nothing left to do now, Yasmine. You

should get on with your evening.”

Yasmine rinsed her hands under the faucet and watched Serana put away the

dishes. “I’ve always meant to say, you have a real knack for cooking and

cleaning,” she said.d2

Serana paused for a moment, then smiled at her. “I’m just curious about these

things, so I tend to pay more attention. Boyd isn’t too keen on eating out. If you

have the time, I could teach you a few of his favorite dishes.”

Yasmine chuckled and shook her head. “No time for that.”

After putting away the utensils, Serana turned and gave her a strained smile.

“They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I’m sure Boyd would

be delighted if you cooked for him.”

“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach?” Yasmine smirked, looking at

her. “Is that what you thought back then?”

Serana’s smile froze instantly. Her eyes locked with Yasmine’s for a few

seconds before she forced herself to look away, her grip tightening on the edge

of the countertop. “It seems like you’ve misunderstood something about us,”

Serana said softly.

Yasmine observed her for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. “Why so

tense? Who did I misunderstand you with?” she teased.

Serana bit her lip, replying quietly, “Nothing…”

Noticing Serana’s trembling hand on the counter, Yasmine’s eyes sharpened.

the meal,” she

didn’t reply, only managing a

Serana’s smile was more unsettling

comforting.

perusing the stack

mature, reserved charm that struck

out her hand. Puzzled, he took

with faint disgust. “I wanted you to smell it, not

smells nice,” he

just washed dishes. So you

down beside him, his brow furrowing with suspicion.

Washing dishes?”

her lips together tighter, withdrawing her hand. “I did half

work.”

the drawer under the coffee

of hand cream. He squeezed a

to

flowers filled the

kissed

that

an eyebrow, admiring her well-cared-for hands.

asked so nicely, I won’t make it difficult

laughed, shaking his head as he gently tugged at her ear.

tonight?”

languid look. “Not going

Boyd paused, hand still

pushed his hand away. “Of

things you’re thinking about are off

frown deepened at

shoulder. “No room

on the coffee table. “What about starting

cut

“Five days from now.”

“No.”

“Three days.”

“No.”

swept the books off the table, scooped Yasmine

headed

night, no

he laid her down on the bed and leaned over her, Yasmine put

here.

removed her hand. “She’ll leave

squirmed out of his embrace. “Then we’ll talk after she

under the watchful eyes of a

she wasn’t joking,

of bed. “I’m going

that Boyd wasn’t in the bedroom. She

out, intending to get

was speaking

two years before graduation. You’re

he said.

think my

was silent for a moment before conceding, “If

it’s up to you.”

a sigh of

of their

about what it entailed.

Yasmine emerged from the bedroom, Serana stood up

lingering on her for a moment. “I’ve got homework.

Yasmine a glass of

temperature.”

pick up an orange peel

the

Bryson’s wife, Aliza, would play the part of

She would cook a table of dishes that

tidy the house until it was spotless, and always

she prepared the meal.

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