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.

culprit, and Mona

a chance, you know that. How stressed

to prevent

did have a thing back then, but

rising, then he continued, “And

birthday. It didn’t seem

now, my mind was filled with

and saw her? Would you be

didn’t think about all

hard to stay mad. Was this

He was so off-kilter

Rose finally laughing, Morrison’s face softened,

Their sudden shift in mood had the whole room chuckling.

as people leaned back

out it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been gunning for a divorce, not

way Mr. Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s like his survival

off the charts.”

always thought Mr. Witt was the cool,

out he’s more like

too funny, always at

secretly crushing.

think it’s

it’s all good, their

of misunderstandings came up, eyes turned

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot and causing trouble,

had so

venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

in the snow all night, creating pressure for a divorce

and even stooping to theft as a birthday gift.

They say pride doesn’t come with poverty, but

above her weight with

crowd’s disdain for Mona

place, the hem of her dress crumpled

towards her from all directions,

and wronged. The sense of grievance spread

was nothing she could say. She felt utterly

to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew

for the same day. She

Rose and Morrison had been causing these past

Rose’s feelings

Morrison’s birthday, to stir the pot if possible.

celebration, it would surely be a dagger

relationship between the two of them,

and the other constantly shutting everyone out, even if

them, it

about many things, but she never anticipated that

from

up in identical dresses,

alongside Rose was bound to draw comparisons, but it

inevitable.

two people appeared wearing identical dresses, everyone

inevitably compare them.

and Rose’s calm and

diverged from

didn’t even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring

she had no idea

she gave Morrison a birthday

the three of them left Mona with no

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