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.

culprit, and Mona wasn’t

give her a chance, you know that. How stressed have

days, trying to

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

voice rising, then he continued, “And she came all

seem right to completely snub

find you just now, my mind was filled with thoughts

her? Would you be

quickly and leave. I didn’t think about all

found it hard to stay mad. Was this really the

was so off-kilter

face softened, his

Their sudden shift in mood had the whole room

as people leaned back with

it’s Mrs. Witt who’s been gunning

is clinging to Mrs. Witt, it’s like his survival

off the charts.”

Witt was the

he’s more like a

funny, always

secretly crushing. It’s

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

it’s all good, their

up,

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot

had so

venues, intentionally ignoring

in the snow all night, creating pressure for a

and even stooping to theft as a birthday gift.

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

above her weight with

disdain for Mona was

the hem of her dress crumpled in her clenched

towards her from all directions,

and wronged. The sense of grievance

She felt

just wanted to attend Morrison’s birthday party. She

being scheduled for the same day. She was also

Rose and Morrison had been causing these past

inkling about Rose’s feelings for Morrison. So Rose was

to stir the pot

for celebration, it would surely be a dagger

the two of them, one

the other constantly shutting

love between them, it was unlikely to

about many things, but she never anticipated that

from the

moment they showed up in identical

alongside Rose was bound to draw comparisons, but

inevitable.

two people appeared wearing identical

inevitably compare them.

changed, and Rose’s calm and

diverged

Rose would suddenly bring up events

no idea that

she gave

three of

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