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 wasn’t innocent

a chance, you know that. How stressed

past few days, trying to prevent you from filing for

thing back then, but nothing ever happened.” Morrison

rising, then he continued, “And

didn’t seem right to completely snub

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

came and saw her? Would you be

leave. I didn’t think about all these unnecessary

to stay mad. Was

was

Morrison’s face softened, his own lips

Their sudden shift in mood

people leaned

Witt who’s been gunning for a

Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the

out he’s more like

just too funny, always at each

other, yet secretly

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

now it’s all good, their

up, eyes turned

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot and causing trouble,

had so

party venues, intentionally

snow all night, creating pressure for a

as a birthday gift. She is

with poverty, but

weight

for

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

towards her from

The sense of grievance spread through her,

say. She felt utterly

wanted to attend Morrison’s

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

Rose and Morrison had been

feelings for Morrison. So Rose was

birthday, to stir the pot if possible. Even

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

the two of them, one being

the other

them, it

about many things, but she never anticipated

Rose from the very beginning

the moment they showed up in

presence alongside Rose was bound to

inevitable.

appeared

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s calm

diverged from

didn’t even anticipate that Rose would

ago, and she had no

she gave Morrison

three of

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