Steel Empire
Adela's Birthday 4

After conversing with the guests for almost an hour, dessert was brought out, which of course, was the German giant Cheesecake, made from the Berengar recipe. Adela, who has witnessed Lambert's birthday, has followed Berengar's tradition and placed thirteen candles on the cake, which we are currently lighting. Before the birthday girl managed to blow out the candles, Berengar made sure to shout.

"Say me a hope!"

After hearing her words, Adela made a request where only she knew the details before blowing out the candle with the parable on her face. At first, many nobles were confused by candles and cakes. Even so, it seemed like fun, and they immediately wanted to do so at their birthday celebrations in the future, especially among the younger generation.

As for Berengar, he waited for Adela to receive her reward before giving her the latter. She had received many expensive items, from silk dresses to ancient literature. However, nothing she received could compare to the set of jewelry Berengar had given her. After opening all his gifts, all that was left was a gift from his fiancee. Many of the higher nobles grinned with disdain at Berengar, who had just attained the status of a Viscount and would definitely not be able to afford a decent gift. However, when Adela received her gift, which was wrapped properly, she couldn't wait to open it and see what was inside.

Anxiety filled the faces of everyone in the room, as they wanted to see what kind of humble gift a man who grew up as the son and heir of the Baron could give to an upper-class fiancee. However, their eyes turned to shock as they stared at the luxurious jewelry set that was unlike anything nobility had ever seen before. Adela's face was priceless when she realized the jewel was better than anything her mother wore. Even the Duke was astonished at the majestic look of the black garnet and the polished gold jewelry. Of course, Berengar made the set with the color of his house as a symbol of their future unity.

Before Adela could utter her praise, Berengar had pulled the luxurious ring out of the container and knelt on one knee before putting the gold-plated object on the young girl's ring finger. After performing such an act, Berengar spoke to his young fiance with a sincere smile on his lips.

"Happy Birthday, my sweet Boy; may all your wishes come true!"

Hearing those words, Adela's face began to blush in embarrassment. During the romantic scene, some feminine screams sounded out from the lips of some of the more envious young women in the audience. They also hope to someday have a handsome and generous fiancee like Berengar.

Count Otto inevitably approached Berengar and asked where he had obtained such an elegant set of jewels; after all his wife gave him a deathly look over the fact that his youngest daughter now had better jewelry than herself. Even her other daughters gave Count smelly eyes; the woman's pettiness was something that could not be avoided.

"Listen, my son, where did you get such a magnificent jewel?"

"I made it specially made by the jewelry stores in my territory, even though I was the one who gave them the basic design; it was the craftsmen from my industrial district who managed to make such a magnificent display of art!"

The words he spoke made everyone in the room shiver. Is she seriously designing this jewelry? Like how did she design the clothes that Adela and her family wore? Soon everyone wanted to do business with Berengar and the craftsmen in his Viscounty. Even the Duke was shocked; this young man was not only a great statesman and a brilliant commander, but also an artistic genius!

To be honest, Berengar simply copied the design from his previous life and decided to make it with the colors he thought were best: black and gold. Moreover, he left the rest to the true artists in his territory. If he tried to develop his own artistic design, it would be an unmitigated disaster, similar to what is called "modern art". He is more science-minded, technical, and tactical than the creative type. Fortunately she has a good aesthetic taste, and photographic memory, so the designs for clothes and accessories, which she thinks are beautiful from her previous life, are easy to replicate on paper. At the same time, the rest of the work was done by true craftsmen.

While Berengar was talking to Adela's father, the now-teenaged girl grabbed his hand, which surprised him; as she turned around, the, he had stood up from his seat and pecked his lips so that all his father's followers could witness. The action was extremely embarrassing for the young girl, but she managed to reveal those words deep in her heart.

"Thank you..."

It was obvious from how red the girl's cheeks were that she was so embarrassed by this situation; however, what Berengar said next almost melted her heart.

"You don't have to thank me; it's a husband's responsibility to take care of his wife."

With the words spoken by Berengar, Adela was no longer angry at him for being with Linde because whatever her relationship with the young seductress was, Linde would never be his wife, and thus, she said, Adela can lift her head proudly. So at that moment, he finally accepted the possibility of Berengar having a lover beside him; after all, he knew deep down that one day Berengar would become a great man, after all, and don't all great men have mistresses?