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 that. How

trying to prevent you from filing

a thing back then, but nothing

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

birthday. It didn’t seem right

you just now, my

and saw her? Would

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t

Rose found it hard to stay

He was so off-kilter

laughing, Morrison’s face softened, his

smile. Their sudden shift in mood had the whole room chuckling.

as people

Witt who’s been

Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof, and

he’s more

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

yet secretly crushing. It’s

the end, I still think it’s Mr. Witt who’s

it’s all good, their misunderstandings

up, eyes turned to Mona, who

been silent throughout.

the pot and causing trouble, these

so

party venues, intentionally ignoring

in the snow all night, creating pressure for

to theft as a birthday

with poverty, but she’s out

weight

crowd’s disdain for Mona was

hem of

rushed towards her from all directions, making

wronged. The sense

she could say. She felt

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

launch being scheduled for the same day. She was

and Morrison had been

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

birthday, to stir the pot if possible.

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

relationship between the two of them,

feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone out,

it was unlikely

many things, but she

with Rose from

moment they showed up in identical

presence alongside Rose was bound to draw comparisons, but

inevitable.

when two people appeared wearing identical dresses, everyone

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s calm

completely diverged from

even anticipate that Rose

she had no idea that

gave Morrison a

three of

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