Rose looked up at him, standing there quietly, tears brimming in her eyes.

“Weren’t you drunk that night too?”

Morrison pressed his lips together, “Yeah, I was drunk, but not blackout drunk.”

He paused, his voice growing softer, “It was just the perfect excuse.”

Rose wiped away her tears and sniffled. “An excuse? An excuse to sleep with

me without losing dignity and to shirk responsibility?”

A twitch flickered at the corners of Morrison’s mouth as he looked down at Rose,

sensing something was amiss. “I… It was a big mistake.”

Rose arched an eyebrow, tears still on her cheeks, but her eyes were clear.d2

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“As much as I want to forgive you, Morrison, the things you’ve done lately make

it hard for me to just let it slide. It would be like I have no backbone.”

Strike while the iron’s hot! Now that she fully understood Morrison’s feelings, it

was time to settle some old scores. A little “revenge” was certainly in order.

Morrison hurriedly pulled her into his arms, “I can apologize. Anything you want,

just don’t bring up divorce anymore.”

Divorce? Out of the question. She planned on “torturing” him for a lifetime.

She remained silent, and after a moment Morrison continued cautiously, “What

can I do to make you forgive me?”

Rose pulled away, “Who said I was going to forgive you?”

Morrison frowned, “Rose…”

As he began to speak, he saw her eyes welling up with layers of hurt, glistening

with tears. Snowflakes had settled on her hair, and Morrison reached out to

brush them off, gently touching her cheek.

“Don’t be like this. Just tell me what to do, and I’ll do it. We have to get on with

our lives, right?”

can I settle down and live with you after the

went

began to circle her eyes before falling down, shining in

the snowflakes from

was suddenly

which seemed to be full of

let’s not talk about this now. We can

with

to be careful with the

Morrison, tell me, weren’t you too

yes, I was too much! It’s

sound sincere

then suddenly burst out crying again. “You really

too far…”

felt a headache coming on. Just as he was about to

he felt a sharp pain on his back. Then came a

just fine, and then you

brat.”

smacking and scolding behind him

her tirade without interruption, and Molly went straight to

an arm around her

cry, let Granny

dabbed at her tears and glanced at the man dodging Megan’s blows,

looked down again.

Morrison a helpless glance and led

catch a cold. You’re

for you and

allowed Molly to lead her away. Before

one last look at

out urgently, “Rose! Wait!”

harsh in his haste.

You never learn, do you?! You brat, if

treating her like that…”

bring much pain to

went up almost

out of the hotel

to follow, but Megan called out to

aren’t you? All that spiel at the event

bored and started

how much has she suffered?

“I’m not bullying her!”

she crying

“I bullied

You admit it. Do you even realize how bad you

his lips, mumbling an

how you’re going to

her well, of course. But what kind of “well”

him? That was the real

walked forward with her cane.

are plenty of men interested in her.

you keep treating her like before, I suggest you let her go

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