In the evening, guests arrived, giving their wishes to Aaron. Katie stood beside him and received guests with Aaron. Darren and Jane came together and greeted Aaron.
Darren looked around for Susan and enquired Katie, "Was Susan not yet arrived at the party?"
Katie replied, "She is on the way." Darren and Jane noticed Jake was with his other friends.
Jane approached Jake and offered him a drink. Jake enjoyed the drink, and he stood stunned to see Susan entering through the door, wanting to rush to her and hug her. He was about to step toward Susan. Jane stopped holding him, offering him one more glass of drink. He rejected her, saying, "I must go." Jane clings to his arm and makes him drink.
Meanwhile, Susan's eyes were searched for Jake, and she saw him with Jane and having drinks with her, getting upset seeing him with her again.
Darren approached her and appreciated her beauty, "You look simply elegant in this black dress."
Susan thanked him and went to Aaron, and wished him. Aaron thanked him.
Katie took her aside and commented, "you look great." Susan gave a slight smile at her comment.
Mark constantly gazes at Susan when she enters the party. She kept drawing his attraction, as she seemed exceptionally beautiful in her party wear. Mark approached Susan when she was alone and offered a drink to her. Susan rejected him, saying, "I can't drink."
Mark forced her to drink with him, "Just one drink."
Darren stopped him by grabbing Mark's hand, taking a glass from his hand, and drinking it on her behalf.
Mark felt offended by Darren. Ignoring Darren, Mark asked Susan for a dance with him, holding her wrist.
Darren pulled her towards him by relieving his hand on her wrist, "I think you are drunk. Behave yourself."
Mark started arguing with Darren, "you should stay away from this matter."
Darren said, "I can't." Both glared at each other. Katie was about to go to her, but Aaron stopped signaling her not to intrude by saying, "Don't."
Katie said, "I have to stop them." Jake aggressively glared at them, seeing them arguing for Susan.
Aaron said, "Look at Jake. It's time for him to take action."
Susan removed Darren's hand from her shoulder and said sarcastically, looking at both Darren and Mark, "Thanks for your concern towards me. I need some space. Would you guys please let me go?" she walked away from them and joined Katie and Aaron.
Jake grinned, seeing her possessing a solid personality to stand up for herself instead of depending on others to come and rescue her. Jake unconsciously dragged his steps towards her, but Jane stopped him. He left, ignoring her by relieving her hand on him and walking towards Susan.
Darren approached Susan and asked Katie, "Excuse us. I have something to say to Susan."
Katie left them alone to give them space, "You guys have a chat."
Jake stopped his step seeing Darren having a chat with Susan.
Darren apologized to Susan for behaving childish and arguing with Mark, "I apologize."
"It's fine. As a friend, you were trying to help me."
"Thanks for understanding."
Susan took a sip of her juice. Suddenly she felt like she had a speck of dust in her eye and rubbed her eye. Darren insisted on helping her remove the eyelash from her eye, "Let me check."
Jake felt jealous of seeing Darren getting close to Susan and reached her, taking her away from Darren. Darren tries to stop Jake, "You are being rude to her. Leave her."
Jake replied, "I don't."
Darren warned him, "Leave her hand unless I might don't know what I would do."
"Fine." Jake relieved her hand to hold her waist, pulled her towards him close, and kissed her in front of everyone. Darren and Jane were stunned by Jake's unexpected gesture.
Jake told Susan, staring at Darren, "I can't allow anyone to get near you." and turned his gaze to Susan, caressing her neck, "You are mine, and mine alone." Susan blinked her eyes in acceptance with a slight smile.
Jake stared at her lips to kiss her again and leaned onto her. She waited for him to kiss her by closing her eyes. Jake stopped and grinned at her, desperate for his kiss. Susan opened her eyes, getting upset after realizing Jake was teasing her.
Jake took her away from the party to the backyard. He held her tightly in his arms and kissed her passionately until they couldn't keep their breath longer. He rested his forehead against hers and said, "Love you."
She replied, holding his face with her hands, "Love you too," and kissed him.
Jane left the party angry, and Darren stood dazed. Aaron approached Darren and patted his shoulder to comfort him, "I never thought Jake would be serious for someone." Darren left the party, disappointed, apologizing to Aaron.
After some time, Jake and Susan returned to the party hall. Katie congratulated her by hugging her and enjoyed the party by cheering for their future life.