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.

he was the culprit, and Mona wasn’t

a chance, you

few days, trying to prevent

have a thing back then, but

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

It didn’t seem right to

now, my

came and saw her? Would you be unhappy? I just

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t

him, Rose found it hard to stay mad.

He was

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

shift in mood had the whole room

mouths as people leaned back with

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

off the charts.”

Witt was the cool,

more like a

just too funny, always

yet secretly crushing.

think it’s Mr. Witt who’s being too

now it’s all good, their

came up, eyes

been silent throughout.

the

so

venues, intentionally

in the snow all night, creating

as a

with

above her weight with

crowd’s disdain for

place, the hem of her dress

towards her from all

The sense of grievance spread through her,

say. She felt utterly powerless

attend Morrison’s birthday party. She

for the same day. She

and Morrison had been causing these past few

about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose

celebrate Morrison’s birthday, to stir the pot if

it would surely be a dagger in

the relationship between the two of them,

face his feelings, and the other constantly

them, it was unlikely to

many things, but she never anticipated

with Rose from the very

in identical dresses, the stage

Rose was bound to draw comparisons,

inevitable.

appeared wearing

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s

diverged

Rose would suddenly bring

she had no idea that Mason

gave Morrison a birthday

involving the three of them left Mona with

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