Worship The Ground You Walk On

The party would be held at Zeus Hotel at 7:00 p.m. Claudia was sent over by the housekeeper half an hour earlier.

She wore a short dark red dress. Because she came here early, she put on a light-colored coat over the dress, looking dignified and showing off her curvy figure and pretty face.

Outside the hotel, it was extremely quiet. Apart from cars that occasionally sped by, there were no guests. Compared to the previous bustle of the place, the hotel looked very different. Claudia didn't think much of it and stepped into the hotel.

Led by the waiter in the lobby, she entered the venue inside, which was also the main venue of the dinner.

The moment Claudia stepped inside, she froze.

The huge venue was empty!

Except for her, the whole place was empty.

She wondered what was going on.

She tried to ask the waiter, but before she said anything in sign language, the waiter just smiled slightly, turned sideways, and walked away.

Claudia was perplexed. As she was considering whether she had come to the wrong hotel, a sound suddenly came from the direction of the podium in the distance. Soothing violin music sounded tender and gentle.

Along with the melodious music, a huge electronic screen slowly showed up and looped Ben and Claudia's wedding photos.

These were the wedding photos they took almost a year ago after they registered...

The screen showed not only their wedding photos but also a photo of Conrad as a newborn in an incubator. His little face flushed, and his eyes were still open.

The photos showed Conrad growing up day by day. Now, he was more than two months old. Those photos were specially edited, and the baby's age was marked next to each photo, which made the photo albums full of details.

Claudia was so engrossed in the photos and videos that appeared on the big screen that she didn't even notice when Ben showed up next to her.

Moreover, Claudia was startled when he suddenly called her name,

"Claudia."

He called her with his raspy rough voice.

She stared blankly at the man who was close at hand. His tall figure enveloped her, and he looked elegant. His bright, deep eyes were not as gloomy and indifferent as they usually were. There was a bit of clarity in his serious expression. A trace of a bright expression showed on his stern face.

She wondered what was... wrong with him.

"Today marked the day we registered for our marriage a year ago. Do you remember?" Ben's voice was low and mellow. And a hint of a smile flashed the corners of his lips.

Without allowing her to think, he spoke again, "Today is our wedding anniversary. At the same time, you gave birth to our child two months ago today..."

Buzz!

Claudia felt like her head was instantly bursting. And countless voices echoed in her ears. She looked at the man in front of her in dismay. She felt confused and startled. What wedding anniversary? What happened two months ago...

Immediately, she suddenly saw his handsome face in front of her. As he weighed down, his lips accurately pressed against hers. And then he gave her a shallow peck on the lips. His affectionate eyes met her startled eyes.

She could feel a chill on her neck. When she lowered her eyes, she saw a necklace appear on her neck, a small and expensive diamond pendant.

Claudia felt even more confused.

Noticing her puzzled gaze, Ben smiled slightly. His light smile looked warm and pleasant.

His large hands encircled her slender waist. And her small figure appeared in his affectionate eyes.

"Happy birthday."

Claudia was surprised. She wondered if it was her birthday today.

"Don't you remember? Today is your birthday. Meanwhile, today is also our wedding anniversary!"

His voice was gentle, but she was still lost in her confused thoughts, completely disturbed by his sudden sweet gesture. Then Ben leaned down again and kissed her on the lips.

Although he intended to kiss her gently at first, after a moment, he began to kiss her madly. He sucked on her soft lips and kissed her hard in a domineering way.

Claudia was completely confused. It was as if her mind was filled with so many things and went blank until his kiss ended.

Unlike her not knowing what was going on, Ben straightened up, took her hand, and interlocked his fingers, "Dance with me!"

The next second, he wrapped his big hands strongly around her thin waist and started dancing with her directly. And the music also changed with the change of atmosphere, from violin concerto to waltz music. Claudia concentrated all her thoughts on the man in front of her. And she was oblivious to her surroundings. Even the faint flash of light failed to attract her attention.

However, Ben saw it all.

He was keenly aware that the door in the corner had been opened in the large venue. A few people who looked like reporters slipped in and held up their cameras to capture something. Claudia just felt her head spinning. And many thoughts came to her mind. Her birthday was clearly in July. Had she told him the wrong date last night?

Also, the date of their marriage registration a year ago was clearly after new year's day, but...

Claudia's eyelashes suddenly fluttered, and her dance moves became disorganized.

Noticing the slight change of her look, Ben pulled her with his long arm, and then Claudia's whole body fell right into his arms and hit his hard chest. Claudia's eyes looked frightened and panicked. He leaned down and breathed into her ear. His hot breath seemed to burn her heart so hot that it hurt. Ben's thin lips opened slightly, "You know what to do."

His low, cold voice could only be heard by the two of them.

His voice sounded cold and grim.

He looked ruthless and overbearing.

For a moment, Claudia was like a puppet being manipulated by him and lost herself.

She finally managed to finish the dance. And then he took her hand. He lowered his gloomy eyes, and there was a cold glint in his eyes.

"Tonight, this is our party. Do you like it?"

Claudia looked into his soft starry eyes, which looked as bright and dazzling as the galaxy.

She almost drowned in his eyes. However, the moment she almost fell for this, she was shocked to realize that it was all just a carefully prepared show.

She was so foolish that she almost believed it!

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

Ben asked. His large, bony hands seemed to be stroking her shoulders gently, but he was gradually increasing his force.

He wasn't asking her. Instead, he was threatening her.

Claudia had a sudden urge to laugh out loud.

Was this so-called marriage in his eyes just a show?

If that was true, then who was she to him?

And who was Conrad to him?

Claudia pursed her lower lip and nodded vigorously.

She tried her best to cooperate with him and turned up the corners of her lips. She smiled brightly, but why did she still feel her heart ache? She was overwhelmed by the waves of emotion in her thoughts. And she felt like something had collapsed inside. And she felt extreme pain all over her body!!

The party last night was reported the next day.

And the news made the front page of all newspapers, and the top three trending topics on Twitter.

And Ben became the new good-guy in the spotlight. As his reputation rose, Claudia also became the girl that countless women dreamed of becoming and envied of.

They were compared to Cinderella and the prince. And the new Cinderella seemed to be the new title for Claudia.

Claudia's hand trembled as she looked at the countless comments on her Twitter.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐