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

to prevent you

a thing back then, but

continued, “And she came all the way here

It didn’t seem right to completely

just now, my mind was filled

saw her? Would you be unhappy? I just wanted

didn’t think about

him, Rose found it hard to stay mad.

was so

laughing, Morrison’s face softened, his own lips

Their sudden shift in mood had

as people leaned back

out it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been gunning for a

way Mr. Witt is clinging to

off the charts.”

Witt was the cool, aloof,

he’s more like

too funny, always at each other’s throats, visibly irked

other, yet secretly

end, I still think it’s

it’s all good, their misunderstandings are

came up,

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot

so many

party venues, intentionally

night, creating pressure for a

and even stooping to theft as a birthday gift. She is

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

weight with luxury

for Mona

place, the hem of her dress crumpled in

humiliation rushed towards her from all

wronged. The sense of grievance

could say. She felt utterly powerless

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

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

Morrison had been causing these past few

Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose

to celebrate Morrison’s birthday, to stir the

was purely for celebration, it would surely be a

of them,

the other

love between them, it was unlikely

many things, but she never anticipated

with Rose from the

in identical dresses, the

presence alongside Rose was bound to draw comparisons, but

inevitable.

two people appeared wearing identical dresses, everyone

inevitably compare them.

and

diverged from her

that Rose would suddenly bring

she had no idea that Mason

gave Morrison a birthday

the three of

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