Chapter 27

"There are vampires in this world?"

Pepper looked in disbelief. That Bert Wang was a vampire? He doesn't look like it at all, his face is not white, and his temperament is not gloomy, but he is quite handsome!

Tony frowned and said, "It should be true, no wonder that kid has superpowers, no wonder that kid asked me to help him design something with UV protection!"

Obadiah was stunned: "Who are you talking about?"

Tony said simply: "It's the Blood God you mentioned. I met him and went to the casino together!"

"Then it seems that he has been eyeing you from the beginning, the vampire may want to annex our Stark Industries!"

Obadiah said unhappily, he had long regarded the Stark Industries as something in his pocket, but now someone has come out to grab his food.

Tony said in disdain: "That kid?"

Obadiah warned: "Don't underestimate the Vampire Clan, the wealth accumulated by the Vampire Clan for hundreds of years will surpass you and me!"

"That kid is really rich!"

Tony snorted, he thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "However, it shouldn't be that kid who is plotting against me. He knows Aunt Carter, and Aunt Carter won't plot against me!"

"Is it Peggy Carter?"

Obadiah hesitated for a moment, and said, "Recently, there were rumors that Ms. Carter took refuge in vampires in exchange for eternal life and youth. She is the president of the Blood God Group!"

"That's impossible, Aunt Carter isn't that kind of person!"

Tony shook his head again and again, how could that woman become a vampire for eternity?

Pepper had a different idea. She asked in surprise, "Can we live forever?"

"It's just a rumor, and I'm not quite sure!"

Obadiah stood up and said: "Tony, no matter what the purpose of the Blood God Group is, we are all in danger now, I need you to give the board something to increase the board's confidence in you, lest they kick you out! "

"The Stark Industries is mine, who can kick me out? just ignore them!"

Tony said stubbornly, Obadiah tried a few words but failed to persuade the other party, so he could only leave, he decided that he would initiate a motion on the board of directors to kick Tony out!

Stark Industries, it will only be his, Obadiah's!

After Obadiah left, Pepper suggested, "Tony, you and Bert are friends, why don't you call him and ask him what's going on?"

"Who is his friend?"

Tony denied it directly. He thought about it and said, "However, I can invite him and Aunt Carter to our house. I want to see Aunt Carter and ask her about her condition!"

Pepper said: "Okay, I'll call him!"

...

"Okay, Ms. Carter and I will be on time for our appointment!"

Bert put down the phone and said to Carter opposite: "Tony invited us to his house as a guest. It seems that our actions were noticed by him!"

"It's your action!"

Carter said: "I had a lot of people calling me and asking what our vampires were going to do."

Bert shrugged and said, "Didn't I already reach a consensus with S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"Thanks to this consensus, otherwise we would not be so comfortable now!"

Carter said: "However, those people have left a warning!"

"Rest assured, I will no longer buy Stark Industries shares in the stock market!"

Bert smiled and said, "Although I'm looking forward to Tony working for me, it's impossible. He won't work for anyone!"

"Tony is prouder than anyone!"

Carter said: "Blood God, you should be able to tell me now, which company is your target?"

"That company!"

Bert motioned Carter to watch the TV above, Carter turned back and saw the news of the Osborn Group being broadcast on the TV: "Since Tony Stark closed the weapons department, All the stocks related to the military industry in the world are soaring, and the Osborn Group is the best among them! Norman Osborn, chairman of the Osborn Group, said recently that the high-tech weapons developed by the Osborn Group have been initially recognized by the Department of Defense..."

"You want to buy the Osborn Group?"

Carter was very surprised. The Osborn Group is a large group focusing on the military industry, genetic engineering, and energy.

"Yes, Osborn Group!"

Bert nodded. The Osborn Group has a lot of good things, and he will not miss it. Moreover, the military industry and genetic departments of the Osborn Group are all something he needs!

Carter shook her head and said: "This is unrealistic. The stock price of Osborn Group has been rising recently, and shareholders will not sell stocks!"

Bert smiled and said: "Rising now does not mean that it will continue to rise in the future. I saw Norman Osborn's face, he is going to go downhill!"

"This one again?"

Carter is speechless, you a dignified vampire patriarch, why do you talk about this kind of Taoism every day, it is not scientific at all, okay? Uh, no, vampires are unscientific!

Bert said: "Others aside, Osborn Group's main business is energy. Once Tony's Ark Reactor goes public, its stock price will drop a lot!"

"It will!"

Carter was still a little hesitant: "However, the Osborn Group is too large, and humans may have opinions!"

"Get more benefits to send them! In this country, there is nothing that can't be done with money!"

Bert said: "The Osborn Group is taking a high-end line weapon, which is different from the Stark Industries entire series!"

Carter said: "The problem is that high-end weapons rely on the Ministry of Defense procurement. Once we control the Osborn Group, the Ministry of Defense will not deal with us again."

"Don't worry, they will beg us to sell our weapons!"

Bert said confidently, once Ivan's battle armor research is successful, it is possible for those in the Ministry of Defense to kneel and lick our foot!

Seeing that Bert was so confident, Carter couldn't say anything else. She said, "Then I'll prepare to go to Stark's house for the banquet with you tonight!"

...

That night, at the coast side villa in Malibu, Tony looked at the bright and charming Peggy Carter and said incredulously, "Are you my Aunt Carter? Aren't you Sharon disguised as aunt?"

Carter smiled and said, "Do you need me to tell you about your three-year-old tractor repairs, only to fall into an oil drum?"

"Aunt Carter, you are joking!"

Tony asked Carter to come in with an embarrassed look on his face. As for Bert, he didn't pay attention at all. How many times has this bastard tricked him?

Pepper and Yinsen replaced Tony to welcome the guests. Yinsen couldn't help but ask, "Bert, are you really a vampire?"

Bert put the red wine gift aside, then opened his hand, and the palm of his hand turned into blood, forming a 'YES' pattern in the air. Pepper and Yinsen both exclaimed, and Tony turned around to see this and called out. That is unscientific!

Bert smiled and said, "Don't worry, vampires are not as scary as you think. I've been cracking down on them recently. Any vampire who dares to suck the blood of a living person will be arrested by the vampire police!"

Tony couldn't help but ask: "The Vampire Clan and police? Who gave you the license? NYPD?"

"From S.H.I.E.L.D."

"It's S.H.I.E.L.D. again! No, you have a license?"

Tony complained, Bert gave him a pitiful look, Tony was angry, and it was this look again, I, Tony Stark, a billionaire, the dream lover of thousands of beautiful women, need your pity?

Bert ignored Tony who was staring at him and said to Pepper: "Miss Potts, my invitation is still valid. If you are willing to join our Blood God Group, I can give you youth, and immortality for free!"

"Real?"

Pepper's eyes brightened, Tony was shocked, and hurriedly stepped in front of Pepper and said, "He must be lying, okay, Aunt Carter, I have prepared your favorite Wellington steak, you must try it!"

"Sure!"

Carter said with a smile, Pepper rolled her eyes secretly, but she was a little happy.

Then, everyone was seated, and the invited chef brought out the prepared food. Everyone chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was good.

After eating, Pepper gave Tony a wink, and Tony said, "Bert, it's so wise for you to take my stock at a low price. Stark Industries' stock price will soon rise!"

Bert said: "Of course! Otherwise, I wouldn't buy it!"

Tony smiled, and Pepper asked, "Mr. Wang, are you buying the Stark Industries stock to make money?"

Bert said frankly: "Yes, including shorting Stark Industries before! Tony, you can rest assured that I will not buy your Stark Industries, although I have the ability!"

"Who's worried? No one can buy my Stark Industries!"

Tony snorted coldly, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then he was unhappy for a while, this kid has more money than him!

Pepper couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Wang, how did you know that Stark Industries' stock price would plummet?"

Others also stared at Bert closely, Bert said: "Because I can see fortune, I saw Tony that day and found that his Yintang was black and there was a bloody disaster, so I chose to short the Stark Industries!"

"Yintang is black, that is a sign of disaster?"

Tony, Pepper, and Yinsen have question marks all over their faces. They know all the words, but they don't know what they mean!

Tony said unhappily: "I think you are playing with me!"

Bert ignored Tony and said to Pepper, "Miss Potts, do you mind if I help you take a look?"

Pepper asked curiously, "Is it alright? Let's see, is it like a tarot card?"

"More or less!"

Bert looked at Pepper and said, "Miss Potts, you are a lucky person, your dream for many years will come true, that man will marry you, and he will treat you very well!"

Pepper said in surprise: "Really?"

"Wait, what dream? Pepper, who is that man? You have a man you want to marry, why didn't I know? No, I won't allow it!"

Tony was furious, and shouted out loud, in fact, he always liked Pepper, but there are too many women around him, so he didn't even realize his intentions!

It wasn't until he was locked in the cave that Tony thought about pepper day and night. At that time, he didn't know how important she was to him.

That's why he is so furious now, he even wants to fight with Pepper's dream lover!

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Pepper said shyly, Carter sighed and said, "Tony, you are much slower than your father in this regard. The first time he saw Maria, he put aside all women and concentrated on pursuing her!"

"What?"

Tony was so confused that even Yinsen couldn't stand it any longer. He said, "Tony, who has been with Pepper for all these years?"

Tony said in hindsight: "Who's with her? Of course, it's me, uh, that man is me?"

"Yes, that scumbag is you."

Bert laughed, and everyone laughed. Only Pepper's face was flushed, but Pepper Potts was Pepper Potts after all. She said to Tony, "If you want to be with me, you can't have other women by your side in the future!"

Compared to Pepper, Tony, the prodigal son in love, was a little overexcited. He nodded again and again: "No problem, there will be no other women around me in the future, Jarvis, and I won't even answer other women's calls in the future!"

"Recorded!"

The voice of the advanced artificial intelligence Jarvis sounded, and Tony was stunned for a while, a little regretful, but when he saw Pepper's happy face, he immediately felt that it was not bad!

Pepper remembered something, and continued to ask Bert, "Mr. Wang, what about after that?"

Bert said: "After that, you will be the president of Stark Industries."

"It's impossible, I don't have that ability, and the president of Stark Industries is either Tony or Mr. Stane and no one else!"

Pepper shook her head, again and again, not believing it at all, Bert said: "Tony will engage in a very great career in the future, he has no time to manage Stark Industries, only you can do it! However, this is not a good thing, because you have to sleep with him and make money for him to spend, which is a loss! "

Tony said dissatisfiedly: "Bert Wang, who do you think am I, how could I let my woman make money for me to spend? You are slandering me!"

Bert ignored Tony, and he continued to Pepper: "And then, you will have some conflict with him because of his great career. At this time, your destiny will have two branches!"

Tony complained: "Future still has a branch line? No, how can you even see the branch line, do you send drones to monitor the future?"

Pepper asked curiously, "What branch?"

Bert said: "The first branch line, You really can't stand the profession he is in, so you ran off with his driver!"

"His driver? Happy?"

Pepper was stunned, and Tony was also surprised. He shouted, "That guy Happy seduces you? I'm going to fire him!"

Pepper is speechless: "Tony!"

Carter asked, "What is the second branch?"

Bert said, "In the second branch, you accepted his career, married him, and gave birth to a daughter, a very cute daughter who would cry out that she loves you three thousand times!"

"Wow!"

Tony and Pepper's eyes lit up before they became happy, Bert continued: "Then Tony will sacrifice his life because of that profession, you bring his daughter and remarry his driver! In other words, his driver seems to be very cool. "

"What, Tony will sacrifice?"

"What? Running with the driver again?"

Tony and Pepper were both stunned, but they were shocked for different reasons. Tony shouted: "Jarvis, call Happy, I'm going to fire him!"

"Tony, this is just a joke!"

"Why are you so excited? Shouldn't you..."

"Tony, I'm going to be mad!"

Tony shut up instantly, Carter said: "Bert, this joke is a bit too much!"

"If you don't believe it, it's a joke. If you believe it, it's fate!"

Bert smiled lightly, he stood up and said: "Tony, Miss Potts, I am very happy tonight, I am leaving! You can rest assured about Stark Industries, I will not buy it, although I have the ability!"

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FUN FACT -

After Tony became Iron Man, Pepper began to see a change in his behavior. Tony began to assume more of his responsibilities and eased the pressure off of Pepper, but still valued her contributions to the company. Pepper became infatuated with Tony, but he distanced himself from her emotionally because of his secret reliance upon the Iron Man armor to keep himself alive. Tony soon hired ex-boxer Harold "Happy" Hogan as his chauffeur. Happy was immediately attracted to Pepper and pursued her romantically, but Pepper repeatedly rejected his advances. However, when Happy was nearly killed aiding Iron Man against the Titanium Man, Pepper realized that she loved him. Eventually, they were married and left Stark Industries.

The couple fell on hard times. After adopting a child, they lost custody since Happy was unable to keep a steady job. Pepper and Happy experienced marital problems over the years and eventually divorced. They both returned to Tony's employ when he started up his business Stark Solutions (now both aware that he was Iron Man). Although Pepper found herself drawn to Tony again, their relationship remained platonic. Over time, she and Happy reconciled and remarried. The couple tried to start a family and Pepper became pregnant, but before she could tell Happy, she was assaulted by Iron Man's enemy Ayisha and lost the baby. Pepper withheld telling Happy about her miscarriage, which created new barriers to their relationship. Happy suffered brain damage after a fight with the Spymaster (Sinclair Abbot) that left him in a coma. Pepper requested that Tony turn off his life support as an act of mercy and Tony eventually complied.

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