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

intended to give her a chance, you know that.

past few days, trying to prevent you from

back then, but nothing ever happened.” Morrison

he continued, “And she came all the way

seem right to completely

find you just now, my mind

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

leave. I didn’t think about all these unnecessary

hard to stay mad.

He was

Rose finally laughing, Morrison’s face softened,

shift in mood had

as people leaned back with

who’s been gunning for a divorce, not Mr.

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

off the charts.”

was the cool, aloof,

out he’s more like

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

secretly crushing.

think it’s

now it’s all good, their misunderstandings are

topic of misunderstandings came up, eyes turned to Mona,

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot

had so

party venues, intentionally ignoring

snow all night, creating

even stooping to theft as a

come with poverty, but she’s

weight with luxury

disdain for Mona

hem of her dress crumpled

humiliation rushed towards her from

The sense of grievance spread through

she could say. She

wanted to attend Morrison’s

scheduled for the same day. She was

and Morrison had been causing these past few

Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So

Morrison’s birthday, to stir the pot

purely for celebration, it would surely be a

of them, one

feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone out,

love between them, it was unlikely

about many things, but

from the very

up in

presence alongside Rose was bound to draw

inevitable.

people appeared wearing identical dresses,

inevitably compare them.

Morrison’s attitude changed, and Rose’s calm and

diverged from

that Rose would suddenly bring

no idea that Mason would suddenly mention

she gave

three of

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