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, and

her a chance, you know that. How stressed

trying to prevent you from

a thing back then, but nothing ever

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

birthday. It didn’t seem right to

just now, my mind

came and saw her? Would you be

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t think about

hard to

was so off-kilter

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

sudden shift in mood had the whole room

people

it’s Mrs. Witt who’s

Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s like

off the charts.”

always thought Mr. Witt was

he’s more

is just too funny, always at each other’s

yet secretly crushing. It’s

still think it’s Mr. Witt who’s

all good, their misunderstandings

of misunderstandings came up,

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot and causing trouble, these

had so

venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

night, creating pressure for a divorce through

and even stooping to theft as a

doesn’t come with poverty, but she’s out

her weight with

disdain for Mona was

the hem of her dress crumpled in

rushed towards her from all directions, making

embarrassed and wronged. The sense of

say. She

had just wanted to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew about

same day. She was also aware of

Rose and Morrison had been

about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose was

birthday, to stir the pot if possible. Even if

celebration, it would surely be a dagger in Rose’s

two of

other

any love between them, it was unlikely

but she never anticipated that she

Rose from the very beginning

up in identical dresses, the stage was

was bound to draw comparisons, but it

inevitable.

two people appeared wearing

inevitably compare them.

changed, and

completely diverged

that Rose would

she had no idea that Mason would suddenly mention

she gave Morrison

confrontation involving the three of them

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