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

chance, you know that. How stressed have

past few days, trying to prevent you

a thing back then, but nothing ever happened.”

rising, then he continued, “And she came all

It didn’t seem right

I couldn’t find you just now, my

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

quickly and leave. I didn’t

it hard to stay mad. Was

He was so off-kilter

laughing, Morrison’s face softened, his own lips

mood had the whole room

mouths as people

turns out it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been

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

off the charts.”

I always thought Mr. Witt was

Turns out he’s more like a lovesick

too funny, always at each other’s throats, visibly irked

secretly crushing.

end, I still think it’s Mr. Witt who’s

all good, their misunderstandings are

the topic of misunderstandings came up, eyes turned to Mona, who

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot

so

venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

in the snow all night, creating

to theft as a birthday gift.

with poverty, but she’s

her weight with

for Mona

hem of

humiliation rushed towards her from all directions,

wronged. The sense

nothing she could say. She felt utterly powerless to refute

had just wanted to attend Morrison’s birthday

same day.

Rose and Morrison had been causing these

an inkling about Rose’s feelings for

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

it would

of them,

feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone out,

them, it was

things, but she never anticipated that

with Rose from the very

the moment they showed up in identical dresses, the

was bound to draw

inevitable.

people appeared wearing

inevitably compare them.

and Rose’s

diverged

even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring up

and she had no idea that Mason would suddenly mention

she gave Morrison a birthday

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