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 Mona wasn’t innocent

never intended to give her a chance, you know that. How

trying to prevent you from filing for

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

then he continued, “And she came all the way

It didn’t seem right to completely

you just now, my mind

if you came and saw her? Would you be

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t think about all these unnecessary

found it hard to

He was so

finally laughing, Morrison’s face

sudden shift in mood

mouths as people

it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been gunning for

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

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the

out he’s more like a

is just too funny, always at each other’s

other, yet secretly crushing.

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

it’s all good, their

came up, eyes turned to

been silent throughout.

the pot and causing

so

party venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

up in the snow all night, creating pressure for

stooping to theft as a

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

weight with

disdain for Mona was

the hem of

her from all

and wronged. The sense of grievance spread through her,

she could say. She felt utterly

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

launch being scheduled for the same day. She was also aware

Rose and Morrison had been causing these past few

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

birthday, to stir the pot if possible.

would surely be a

two of them, one

and the other

them, it was

many things, but she never anticipated that

from

moment they showed up in identical dresses, the stage

bound to

inevitable.

people appeared wearing

inevitably compare them.

attitude changed, and Rose’s calm and

completely diverged from

anticipate that Rose

and she had no

gave Morrison a birthday

sudden confrontation involving the three of them left Mona

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