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, and Mona

to give her a chance,

days, trying to prevent you from filing for

then, but nothing ever

then he continued, “And she came all the way here

didn’t seem right

I couldn’t find you just now, my mind was filled with

saw her? Would you be unhappy? I just wanted

I didn’t think about all

hard to stay

was so off-kilter

laughing, Morrison’s face

Their sudden shift in mood had the whole

as people leaned

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

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

off the charts.”

was

more like

couple is just too funny, always at each other’s

other, yet secretly

think it’s Mr. Witt who’s being too

good, their misunderstandings are finally cleared

topic of misunderstandings came up, eyes turned to

been silent throughout.

it weren’t for someone stirring the pot and causing

so many

changing party venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

night, creating pressure for a divorce

even stooping to theft as a birthday gift.

say pride doesn’t come with poverty,

weight

for

in place, the hem of her dress crumpled

rushed towards her from all directions, making

The sense of grievance spread through her,

say. She felt utterly powerless to refute

attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew

launch being scheduled for the same

Rose and Morrison had been

feelings for Morrison.

Morrison’s birthday, to stir the pot if

purely for celebration, it would surely be

the two of them, one

face his feelings, and the other constantly shutting

love between them, it was unlikely to

things, but she never anticipated that she

with Rose from the very

showed up in identical dresses, the stage

alongside Rose was bound to draw comparisons,

inevitable.

people appeared wearing identical dresses,

inevitably compare them.

and Rose’s calm

completely diverged from her

anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring

ago, and she had no idea

when she gave Morrison a birthday

sudden confrontation involving the three of them left

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