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,

trying to prevent you from filing for

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

“And she

didn’t seem right to completely

find you just now, my mind was filled with thoughts

saw her? Would

quickly and leave. I didn’t think about

to him, Rose found it hard to stay mad.

was

Morrison’s face softened, his own

sudden shift in mood had the

people

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

clinging to Mrs.

off the charts.”

Mr. Witt was the cool, aloof, and untouchable

he’s more like a lovesick

couple is just too funny, always

secretly crushing.

think it’s Mr. Witt who’s being

their misunderstandings are finally cleared

of misunderstandings came up, eyes turned to Mona, who

been silent throughout.

for someone stirring the pot and

so

venues, intentionally ignoring calls,

the snow all night,

theft as a birthday gift. She is truly

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

weight with

disdain for

of

her

wronged. The sense of

say. She felt

Morrison’s birthday party. She knew

for the same day. She

and Morrison had been causing these past few

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

Morrison’s birthday, to stir the pot if possible. Even

for celebration, it would surely be a dagger

two of them,

feelings, and the other constantly

them, it was

things, but she never

from the very

in identical dresses, the

presence alongside Rose was bound to draw

inevitable.

people appeared wearing identical dresses,

inevitably compare them.

Morrison’s attitude changed, and Rose’s calm

diverged from

even anticipate that Rose would suddenly

she had no idea that

she gave Morrison a

the three of them left Mona

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