Yohan's birthday finally arrived. He excitedly went to the hotel where he had booked his birthday party together with Stephanie.
He didn't even intend to pick up Claudia at all, reasoning that he should come early since it was his birthday.
In the King Afton room, Yohan was gathering with his friends who were also rich people, although they were not as rich as him.
"Wow Yohan, your birthday party is really amazing! You must have spent a lot of money for your birthday party," said one of his friends.
Yohan laughed in response to his friend's remark.
"Of course, I spent almost $70,000 for all the decorations, services including renting a room as fancy as this there," he said proudly, even though he rented the place with Claudia's money.
At least that was his first thought.
His arm continued to be wrapped around Stephanie, making them wonder who this beautiful woman was with Yohan when he already had a girlfriend.
"My name is Stephanie Yovanka. I'm Yohan's business partner, at least for now," she introduced herself.
"You're his business partner? The beautiful woman you are is much better suited to be Yohan's partner than that boring woman who is always stuck with him!"
They laughed at that where what they were talking about was Claudia.
They kept laughing at her and also spoke rudely about her. Saying that Claudia looked like an old woman who did not understand fashion.
"Stephanie is much more suitable for you because she looks very fashionable and pretty too."
"Ahahaha... I knew it. I knew from the beginning that Stephanie was the only woman for me," Yohan said as he kissed Stephanie's cheek.
He started to show his affection in public even in front of his friends, even though they knew that Yohan was dating Claudia.
But they also knew that Claudia would continue to crawl on Yohan no matter what.
"She's just a stupid, useless woman. The only thing she's good for is her money, which I can use for a party this big," he continued while laughing with his friends.
"Is that what you think?"
They all turned their heads when they heard a woman's voice speaking to them. Yohan and his friends were surprised to see the woman they had been talking about walking towards them.
The thing that surprised them was Claudia's appearance which looked so beautiful.
She was wearing a red dress that showed her shoulders and a little part of her chest, looking very sexy. Coupled with her wavy black hair.
She really looked very different from the Claudia they knew. Yohan had indeed seen Claudia become very beautiful with all that makeup when they last met and also banquet a few weeks ago.
And he felt mesmerized by her beauty.
"You've all gathered here? Why did you start the party first without me?" she asked with a smile and then turned to Yohan.
"Apparently you invited Ms. Stephanie along with you. Good evening, Stephanie." Claudia smiled at the woman who looked unhappy with her arrival.
At that moment Yohan immediately removed his arm from Stephanie and held both of Claudia's hands.
"Of course she came, don't get me wrong. I just want to have a good relationship with my business partner, so I invited her to come to my birthday party too," Yohan said.
"Never mind Yohan, tell her the truth. Stephanie is much better than this boring woman!" said his friend.
"Right, even though she looks like she's trying to catch your attention with her makeup today, she still looks like the same boring woman as before!" said another while pointing at Claudia.
Yohan tried to code his friends not to say that so that Claudia would stop being angry with him and trust him enough to take the money.
They immediately fell silent, as if they understood the look in their friend's eyes. Claudia, on the other hand, immediately rolled her eyes because she was fed up with what they were saying.
'Let them laugh, they just haven't reached the top of the show yet,' Claudia thought.
"It's funny that you call me that. I think your friends should know who your lover is here. But it looks like they'd much rather see you with Stephanie," Claudia said as she looked at them one by one.
"Hey Claudia, do you really think you deserve Yohan yourself? Tch, you even look ridiculous in that dress. You're better suited... Not wearing any clothes at all, ahahaha! Let me see that round breasts of yours," said Yohan's male friend who seemed very condescending to Claudia.
She tightened her grip on her handbag as she heard them abuse her with their words.
"Besides, if you want to compare yourself, you're not on the same level as Stephanie. She's the daughter of a wealthy family, Yovanka! You're just another poor woman who will crawl and lick Yohan's feet!"
One of Yohan's friends picked up a wine glass and spilled it on the floor in front of everyone.
"Lick that wine now if you really love him. I'm sure Yohan is okay with it, right?"
Yohan was actually amused by that and wanted to see Claudia kneel down just to lick the wine on the floor.
'Heh this bitch will definitely do it. I know she loves me so much that she doesn't even want to lose me,' Yohan thought.
"Come on, lick that wine!" said Yohan's friend again.
Yohan's friends and some of the invited guests also cheered. Forcing her to lick the spilled wine on the floor.
"Lick it, lick it, lick it!" they said.
Yohan and Stephanie tried to hold back their laughter as they watched the whole scene. Meanwhile, Claudia still stood still gracefully, watching them all calling for her to lick the wine.
She then checked her watch, as if she was waiting for the right time for the game to start.
"Why are you standing still? You've said that you love Yohan a lot, right? Get down on your knees and lick it!"
"Claudia baby," Yohan called which made her turn to him. "Please don't make a scene that will embarrass me. Just do it quickly and then the problem will be solved."
She rolled her eyes again. "For what? If I refuse, are you going to force me anyway? Why don't you do it if you really want this floor to be clean again?" Claudia asked.
They were somewhat surprised because Claudia didn't usually fight back like that. They knew that Claudia was a stupid, obedient girl. But now she looked different.
'What's wrong with her? Why is she being rebellious again now?' thought Yohan who was not happy about it.
"Claudia, don't talk to Yohan like that! It's his birthday, you should make him happy, not embarrass him! You don't really love Yohan, huh?" asked Stephanie who was trying to defend the man.
"What if I answer... No?"
Yohan clenched his hands tightly in frustration. She looked very arrogant in his eyes and was trying to humiliate him on his birthday. Of course Yohan could not let that happen.
In anger, he grabbed Claudia's wrist and held it so tightly that it hurt her.
"You-!"
BRAK!
At the same time, the door of the party room opened with a bang and a man stood up with an angry face followed by another man behind him who was the secretary.
"YOHAN MORGAN DAVIDSON!" he called out loudly.
Reflexively everyone turned to him, including Yohan himself.
"Father?"