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 wasn’t

chance, you know

few days, trying to

then, but

his voice rising, then he continued, “And she came

It didn’t seem

you just now,

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

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t think

found it hard to stay mad. Was this really the

was so

laughing, Morrison’s face softened, his

smile. Their sudden shift in mood had

people leaned

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

to

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the

Turns out he’s more like a

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

yet secretly crushing.

still think it’s Mr. Witt

their misunderstandings are

the topic of misunderstandings came up, eyes

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot and

so

changing party venues, intentionally ignoring

the snow all night, creating pressure for a divorce

as a birthday gift. She

pride doesn’t come with poverty, but she’s out here trying

above her weight with

crowd’s disdain for Mona was

the hem of her dress

humiliation rushed towards her from all directions,

wronged. The sense of grievance spread

she could say. She felt utterly powerless to refute

wanted to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew

launch being scheduled for the same

and Morrison had been causing these

feelings for Morrison. So Rose

stir the

for celebration, it would surely be a dagger in

the two of them,

other constantly shutting everyone out,

between them, it was

about many things, but she

Rose from the

they showed up in identical dresses, the

bound to draw comparisons, but

inevitable.

people appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

and Rose’s calm

completely diverged

even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring up events

had no idea that Mason would

gave Morrison a

three of them left Mona with no

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