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.

was the culprit, and Mona wasn’t

intended to give her a chance, you know

these past few days, trying to

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

continued, “And she came

birthday. It didn’t seem

when I couldn’t find you just now,

What if you came and saw her? Would you be unhappy? I

leave. I didn’t think

Rose found it hard to stay mad. Was this

was so off-kilter

Morrison’s face softened, his own

mood had the whole room

as people

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

Mr. Witt is clinging to Mrs. Witt,

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof, and untouchable

Turns out he’s more like a lovesick

always at

other, yet secretly crushing.

it’s Mr. Witt who’s being too

all good, their misunderstandings are finally cleared

came up, eyes

been silent throughout.

it weren’t for someone stirring the pot and

had so

changing party venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

night, creating pressure for a divorce

stooping to theft as a birthday

doesn’t come with poverty, but

above her weight with luxury

for Mona was

the hem of

her from all

wronged. The sense of grievance

could say. She

attend Morrison’s birthday party.

scheduled for the same

Morrison had been

inkling about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose

stir the pot if

was purely for celebration, it would surely

relationship between the two of

feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone out,

any love between them, it was

about many things, but she never anticipated that

from the

up in identical dresses,

bound

inevitable.

appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s calm and

diverged from her

didn’t even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring up

no idea

she gave Morrison

the three of them

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