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.

was the culprit, and Mona wasn’t

her a chance, you

few days, trying to prevent you from filing for

a thing back then, but nothing ever

rising, then he continued, “And she came all the way here

birthday. It didn’t seem right to completely

just now,

saw her? Would you be unhappy? I just wanted

leave. I didn’t think about

to him, Rose found it hard to

He was so off-kilter

face softened, his own lips curving

mood had

as people

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

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

off the charts.”

was the

he’s more like a

funny, always at

other, yet secretly crushing.

end, I still think it’s

their misunderstandings are finally cleared

topic of misunderstandings came up, eyes turned to Mona,

been silent throughout.

someone stirring the pot and causing trouble, these

so

venues, intentionally ignoring

in the snow all night, creating pressure for

even stooping to theft as a birthday gift. She is

come with poverty, but she’s out

her weight with

for

place, the hem of her dress

rushed towards her from all

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

was nothing she could say. She felt utterly powerless to

Morrison’s birthday party.

launch being scheduled for the same

had been causing

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

to stir the pot if

was purely for celebration, it would surely

the relationship between the two of them, one being stubborn

face his feelings, and the other constantly shutting

it was unlikely to

but she

Rose from

in identical dresses, the stage

was bound to draw comparisons, but it

inevitable.

two people appeared wearing

inevitably compare them.

changed, and

completely diverged from

even anticipate that Rose would

had no idea that Mason would suddenly mention

gave Morrison

confrontation involving the three of them left

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