With that, Morrison snatched the bracelet from Rose’s hand and slipped it onto

his own wrist. He then thrust his arm toward Rose, flashing a cheeky grin, “You

gotta admit, it fits perfectly.”

Rose couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth, “Looks like I

overestimated the size when I bought it years ago.”

Shaking his head, Morrison wrapped his arms around her, nuzzling her forehead

affectionately, “It’s not too big. I just never hit that growth spurt.”

His voice was thick with charm, and eventually, Rose’s face broke into a smile.

The platinum bracelet glinted under the soft glow of the party lights, adorning his

wrist with casual elegance. It looked just as stunning as she had imagined when

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she first picked it out.

“I finally gave out this gift,” she murmured, staring at the string of bracelets, her

face wearing a contented smile.d2

“Yeah. I’m really happy,” Morrison replied, pulling Rose closer, as if trying to

merge her into his very soul.

After years of awkwardness, for the first time, he found shamelessness

refreshingly easy.

Rose sighed lightly, lifting her gaze to the discarded watch he had tossed aside

with a half-smirk. “Isn’t that the one Mona strapped on you herself?”

Morrison’s face stiffened, “Well, she insisted, to give her a little credit.”

“So giving her ‘credit’ meant letting her strap a watch on you?”

“Did you ever think about what the headlines would be if I hadn’t shown up

tonight? Ex-girlfriend throws a birthday bash for Mr. Morrison? Or maybe, Public

display of affection at the birthday party, is there a new Mrs. Witt in town?'”

Morrison’s scalp tingled with discomfort. What a mess. Since when did putting

on a watch come with so many implications? Women’s thoughts were truly hard

to fathom.

But recalling how Mona’s antics had led to him standing Rose up at his own

birthday party years ago, he couldn’t help but wonder if they could’ve avoided all

these complications.

the culprit, and

her a chance, you know that. How

past few days, trying to prevent you from filing for

back then, but nothing

he continued, “And she

birthday. It didn’t seem right to completely

you just now, my

you came and saw her? Would you

didn’t think about all these unnecessary

to stay mad. Was

He was so off-kilter

laughing, Morrison’s face softened, his own

Their sudden shift in mood had the

people leaned back

Mrs. Witt who’s been

to

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof, and untouchable

he’s more like a lovesick

funny, always

secretly

still think it’s Mr. Witt who’s

good, their misunderstandings are finally cleared

of misunderstandings came up,

been silent throughout.

weren’t for someone stirring the pot and causing trouble, these

had so

changing party venues, intentionally

all night, creating pressure for a divorce

as a

come with poverty, but she’s out

weight

for Mona was

place, the hem of

towards her from all directions, making

embarrassed and wronged. The sense of grievance spread through her,

was nothing she could say. She felt utterly powerless to

to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew

scheduled for the same day. She was

and Morrison had been

an inkling about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So

birthday, to stir the pot if possible. Even

it would

the two of them, one being stubborn

feelings, and the other

it was

thought about many things, but she never anticipated

from the very

in identical dresses, the stage was

Rose was bound to draw comparisons,

inevitable.

when two people appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

and Rose’s calm and

completely diverged from her

even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring

and she had no

she gave Morrison a

sudden confrontation involving the three of

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