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.

the culprit,

give her a chance, you know that. How stressed have

trying to

did have a thing back then, but nothing ever

he continued, “And she

seem right to completely

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

and saw her? Would

and leave. I didn’t think about all

to stay

knew? He was

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

smile. Their sudden shift in mood had the whole

people leaned

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

way Mr. Witt is clinging to

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was

Turns out he’s more like

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

other, yet secretly crushing.

it’s Mr.

it’s all good, their misunderstandings are

up, eyes

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot and causing trouble, these two

had so

changing party venues, intentionally ignoring

night, creating

as a birthday gift. She is truly

pride doesn’t come with

above her weight

for Mona

in place, the hem of her dress crumpled in

her from all

The sense of

she could say. She felt utterly powerless to

wanted to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew

the same day. She

Rose and Morrison had been causing

feelings for

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

purely for celebration, it would

the two of them, one being stubborn

face his feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone out, even if

them, it was unlikely to

but she never

from the very

showed up in identical dresses, the stage

was bound to draw

inevitable.

people appeared wearing

inevitably compare them.

attitude changed, and Rose’s

diverged from

that Rose would suddenly

years ago, and she had no idea that Mason would

gave

confrontation involving the three of them

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