Joey couldn't help laughing. "Pfft! How did Dark end up sounding like some hot commodity everyone was fighting over? He's so awful..."
Thomas remained perfectly serious. "You don't know the funniest part. The article used a picture of Dark and Diana dancing together on Halloween. The reporter twisted the facts and insisted Diana was Princess Angie. I nearly died laughing when I saw it."
"That happened too?"
The siblings grew even more interested and hurriedly asked which issue of the newspaper it had been.
Thomas immediately recited the serial number: "0000126."
As the conversation here grew increasingly lively, time flew by. Before they knew it, it was already past eight in the evening.
Head Maid Oli of "Aries" gauged the time and pushed a dining cart carrying an enormous cake into the banquet hall.
The cake had a full thirteen layers and stood over two meters tall. Each layer was made with different ingredients, ensuring that every one had a distinct flavor.
Naturally, it was the thirteenth birthday cake Oli had personally made for Dark.
The cake's rich, sweet fragrance drew everyone's attention. Both adults and children paused their conversations slightly as they watched Oli push the cart to the head table.
Dark eagerly
got to his feet.
At last, it was time for the most exciting part: cutting the cake!
This was not the first time he had held a birthday banquet, so he knew the procedure well.
The Dimon Family valued self-reliance. Other things could be overlooked, but the cake absolutely had to be cut by the birthday celebrant himself.
There had to be as many slices as there were people present.
Naturally, this was an extreme test of skill.
For example, with more than forty guests attending today, he had to cut more than forty portions.