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.

he was the culprit,

her a chance, you know that. How stressed have

past few days, trying to

did have a thing back then, but nothing ever

voice rising, then he continued, “And she

seem right to completely

now, my mind was filled

if you came and saw her?

finish quickly and leave. I didn’t think about

found it hard to stay mad. Was this

He was so off-kilter

Morrison’s face

smile. Their sudden shift in mood

mouths as people leaned back with

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

the way Mr. Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof, and

more

couple is just too funny, always at

yet secretly

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

now it’s all good, their misunderstandings are finally

up, eyes

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot and causing trouble, these

so

party venues, intentionally

snow all night, creating pressure

to theft as a

They say pride doesn’t come with poverty, but

her weight

for

stood in place, the hem of her dress crumpled in her

rushed towards her from

wronged. The sense of grievance spread

nothing she could say. She felt utterly powerless to

attend Morrison’s birthday party. She

the same day.

Morrison had been

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

to celebrate Morrison’s birthday, to stir the pot if

would surely be a dagger

between the two of them, one

and the other constantly

love between them, it was unlikely

but she

Rose from the very

up in identical dresses, the

bound to

inevitable.

appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s

diverged from

even anticipate that Rose would suddenly

no idea

when she gave Morrison a

confrontation involving the three of them left Mona

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