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

never intended to give her a chance, you know

these past few days, trying to prevent you from

did have a thing back then, but nothing ever happened.” Morrison

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

didn’t seem right

couldn’t find you just now, my

her? Would you

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t think about

Rose found it hard to stay mad. Was this

was so off-kilter

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

mood had the whole room chuckling.

as people leaned back with

it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been gunning for a divorce, not

Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s like his survival instinct

off the charts.”

thought Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof,

more like a

couple is just too funny, always at each

yet secretly

think it’s Mr. Witt who’s

it’s all good, their misunderstandings

topic of misunderstandings came up,

been silent throughout.

someone stirring the pot

so

venues, intentionally

all night, creating pressure for a

and even stooping to theft as a

with poverty, but

her weight

crowd’s disdain for Mona was

hem of her dress crumpled in her clenched

humiliation rushed towards her

and wronged. The sense of

she could say. She felt

to attend Morrison’s birthday

scheduled for the same day. She was

had been causing these past few

an inkling about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose

stir

for celebration, it would surely be a dagger

relationship between the two of them, one

other constantly shutting everyone out, even

them, it

had thought about many things, but she never

from

the moment they showed up in

was bound to draw comparisons, but it

inevitable.

people appeared wearing identical dresses,

inevitably compare them.

attitude changed, and Rose’s

completely diverged

anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring

she had no idea that Mason

she gave

involving the three of

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