NOVEL NEXT Chapter 33 - Mall like a battlefield
Chapter 33: Mall like a battlefield
In the end, Little Pepper took the USB and agreed to Tony’s request.
Since Tony had already said that only she could do this, what else could she do?
Moreover, Little Pepper also had feelings for Tony.
After all, Tony’s charm was still very great, or perhaps it was really like the saying that if men were not bad, women would not love them.
In short, Little Pepper was completely ready for this task.
Now they only had to wait three days to execute everything according to the plan.
Three days would pass in the blink of an eye.
In fact, Obadiah announced the company’s annual meeting at the board meeting the next day.
Tony was also there at that time.
The other board members were surprised because it was still summer and it was far from the time of the annual meeting.
Wasn’t this a joke?
Tony did not point it out. Of course, when he came back and told Lu Yuan about the situation, Lu Yuan was also speechless.
He just gave an excuse at random, but he didn’t expect that Obadiah would listen to him, and he really used the excuse of the annual meeting.
Can’t he say it differently?
Whatever the reason was, he couldn’t just have a cocktail party yet.
In any case, this annual meeting that had arrived ahead of schedule was still going to be held with Tony’s secret cooperation.
Obadiah did not care about other people’s surprise. Right now, he only had one thing in mind, and that was that success or failure.
Later, he asked Lu Yuan about what he thought of Tony’s battle suit, as well as its performance and equipment.
Lu Yuan didn’t hold back and mocked it right in front of him.
“How could he compare to Iron Monger with his thin armor? Its strength and tonnage are far from being Iron Monger’s match. Furthermore, if you can equip Iron Monger with more advanced weapons, you can definitely tear him apart,” Lu Yuan said.
Tony was starting to become angry because that was not what Lu Yuan had said to him in the beginning. He had praised Tony for its agility.
Now he was saying something different in front of someone else.
Of course, there was a reason Lu Yuan said this. Obadiah would feel more at ease with this.
Finally, the third day arrived.
It was an evening party. Since it was a party, of course, it was held at night.
They had chosen a five-star hotel for that day. The Stark industries didn’t lack money.
Obadiah even paid a lot of money out of his own pocket as the company’s budget wasn’t enough because they had to invite some celebrities and even many stars to perform live on the spot.
The money was simply spent like running water.
Was this the life of a rich person?
All the ladies and celebrities were wearing expensive dresses. No dress could be seen twice, and all of them were very valuable.
Especially those pairs of small leather shoes, clapping on the ground, and making a crisp and pleasant sound.
Of course, Lu Yuan was not looking at feet…
Lu Yuan was also here. Of course, he had to come. On the surface, he was Tony’s bodyguard, so he could not neglect his duties. Moreover, he had to show Obadiah that he was indeed staring at Tony.
The most important thing was that Tony knew the truth. At the very least, he did not dare to underestimate Lu Yuan as his bodyguard.
This party could be said to be filled with bright stars. Many celebrities had even surrounded the capitalists. Almost all the famous capitalists came here because of the abilities and status of the Stark Industries.
When Tony entered, he immediately attracted the audience and became the focus of their attention.
Furthermore, he was indeed the owner of the party.
Obadiah even personally came out and hugged Tony with a smile. Then he went to hug Lu Yuan.
Normally, Obadiah didn’t need to pay attention to Lu Yuan at all. The reason was that Lu Yuan was just Tony’s bodyguard on the surface. It hadn’t been long since he took this position, and he had almost no intersection with Obadiah.
Their deal was private. How could they even dare to tell others?
However, Obadiah did it on purpose. He was warning and threatening Lu Yuan, but at the same time he whispered in Lu Yuan’s ear, “How is it?”
Lu Yuan pretended to glance around and saw that Tony was walking towards someone else with a smile as if he had fallen in love with a certain female celebrity.
But in the end, Tony quickly moved and went to Little Pepper’s side.
Of course, Little Pepper was also here. She was also wearing an exquisite blue dress. Tony’s eyes couldn’t help but brighten up when he saw her.
Lu Yuan secretly nodded and softly replied, “No problem. When Tony came out, I saw him put the ark reactor on the bench in the studio. He would never expect you to steal it at this time.”
Obadiah smiled with satisfaction.
He wasn’t worried that it was a trap, because Tony’s home had a high level of defense and no one could get in without authorization. That was why it wasn’t surprising that Tony would put this thing in the studio.
Just as Lu Yuan had said, Tony would not have thought that Obadiah would dare to steal things. This was equivalent to tearing apart his face.
However, Obadiah had no way to turn back. He was willing to take a gamble. Whether it was a blessing or a curse, it depended on his efforts.
On the other side, Little Pepper and Tony gathered together.
Little Pepper looked at Tony unnaturally. He was the focus of the audience, and this was the company’s annual meeting. Perhaps her colleagues would misunderstand because he was so close to her.
After all, her boss was a playboy. She didn’t even need to guess to know that there would be rumors and gossip tomorrow.
However, Tony did not care at all. He even invited Little Pepper to dance.
Before she could even react, Tony held her little hand and pulled her to the dance floor.
“I’ll feel really bad if you do this,” Little Pepper voiced out her concern.
Tony asked, “Do you care that much?”
“Of course I care. I want everyone to recognize and acknowledge that I am standing by your side with my own strength and ability, not by using my… My body.” After all, Pepper was a girl, so she blushed at the end. Of course, it was only because of some of her words.
Tony looked at Little Pepper. In fact, he was tempted to say that it was okay to rely on the latter.
But he didn’t say this because he knew that girls were thin-skinned, especially Pepper. It was easy to set her on fire.
Little Pepper turned her head to look at Lu Yuan, who was still whispering with Obadiah, and could not help but mutter, “This is too blatant, right? Are they really not afraid of being exposed by you?”
Tony shrugged nonchalantly. “Because Obadiah has gone crazy, and he has no way to turn back. His Iron Monger is in urgent need of an energy source to activate it, so he must take this risk. He only has one chance, so he must do so.”
Little Pepper deeply looked at Tony in front of her and suddenly felt that he was a little unfamiliar.
“Do you think I’m evil? This is a mall, a mall that is like a battlefield. Here we are fighting with each other. Either he dies or I die. That’s why I can only rely on you, Little Pepper.”