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.

the culprit, and Mona

chance, you know that. How stressed have

days, trying to

thing back then, but nothing ever

his voice rising, then he continued, “And she

It didn’t seem right

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

her? Would you

didn’t think about all these

to stay mad. Was this

knew? He was so

Morrison’s face softened, his

smile. Their sudden shift in mood had the whole room

mouths as people

Witt who’s been gunning for a

the way Mr. Witt is clinging to Mrs.

off the charts.”

was the

out he’s more like

just too funny, always

yet secretly crushing.

it’s Mr. Witt who’s

their misunderstandings are finally

the topic of misunderstandings came up, eyes

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot

had so many

party venues,

the snow all night,

to theft as a birthday gift. She is

with poverty, but

weight with luxury

disdain for

place, the hem of her dress crumpled in her

humiliation rushed towards her from all

wronged. The sense

could say. She

wanted to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She knew about

being scheduled for the same

and Morrison had been causing these past

feelings for Morrison. So Rose was right.

come to celebrate Morrison’s birthday, to stir the

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

the relationship between the two of them,

face his feelings, and the other constantly shutting everyone out, even if

them, it was unlikely

about many things, but

with Rose from the very

up in identical dresses, the

was bound to draw comparisons, but it

inevitable.

when two people appeared

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s calm

diverged

didn’t even anticipate that Rose would suddenly bring up

years ago, and she had no idea

when she gave Morrison a

three of them left Mona with

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