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 wasn’t innocent

intended to give her a chance, you know that. How stressed

these past few days, trying to prevent you from filing

back then, but

he continued, “And she came all the way here

It didn’t seem right to completely

when I couldn’t find you just now, my mind was filled with thoughts

if you came and saw her? Would you be

leave. I didn’t think about all these

it hard to stay mad. Was this

knew? He was so

Rose finally laughing, Morrison’s face softened, his own

smile. Their sudden shift in mood had the whole room

as people leaned back with

turns out it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been gunning for

clinging to Mrs.

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof, and

Turns out he’s more like a lovesick

just too funny, always at each

yet secretly

I still think it’s Mr. Witt

now it’s all good, their misunderstandings are

up, eyes turned

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot and causing

had so many

party venues, intentionally

up in the snow all night, creating pressure for a divorce through

stooping to theft as a birthday gift. She is

They say pride doesn’t come with poverty, but she’s out

above her weight

for Mona

stood in place, the hem of her

rushed towards her

The sense

nothing she could say. She felt

attend Morrison’s birthday party. She

for the same day.

Rose and Morrison had been causing these past

an inkling about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose

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

it would

relationship between the two of

face his feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone

any love between them, it was unlikely to be

many things, but she never

with Rose from the

they showed up in identical dresses,

bound to

inevitable.

when two people appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s

diverged from her

even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring

and she had no

gave

sudden confrontation involving the three of them left Mona

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