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,

intended to give her a chance, you know that. How

these past few days, trying to prevent you

then, but

“And she came

didn’t seem right to

find you just now, my mind was filled

you came and saw her?

quickly and leave. I didn’t think about all

it hard to stay

knew? He was

Morrison’s face softened, his own lips

mood had the whole

as people

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

to Mrs.

off the charts.”

Witt was the cool, aloof, and

out he’s more like a lovesick

always at each other’s throats,

yet secretly

I still think it’s Mr. Witt who’s being too

good, their misunderstandings are

misunderstandings came up, eyes turned to

been silent throughout.

stirring the pot and

had so

changing party venues, intentionally

night, creating pressure for a divorce through

as a birthday gift. She is

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

above her weight

crowd’s disdain for

in place, the hem of her dress

humiliation rushed towards her from all

embarrassed and wronged. The sense of

could say. She felt utterly powerless to

attend Morrison’s birthday party.

for the same day. She

Rose and Morrison had been causing

about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose was

stir the pot if possible. Even

purely for celebration, it would surely

two of them, one being

and the other constantly shutting everyone out,

between them, it was unlikely

but

Rose from the very

moment they showed up in identical

presence alongside Rose was bound to draw comparisons, but it

inevitable.

people appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s calm

diverged from

didn’t even anticipate that Rose would

she had no idea that Mason

she gave Morrison

confrontation involving the three of them left Mona

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