Fearless

"Should we go ask?"

Seeing the advanced technology of the spacecraft, Black Widow Natasha looked at Nick Fury.

"Have Coulson find out."

"I received word that Harvey Anberaka returned this morning as well."

"No telling how long he’ll stay."

"Harvey doesn’t think much of either you or me, but he has a slightly better impression of Coulson."

Hearing Natasha volunteer, Nick Fury spoke.

"If I’m the one going to ask, then my opinion is that we should wait until after the New Year at least."

"Tony Stark just got back after disappearing for a year. At first, he’ll definitely want to relax."

"If I go over now, I’m afraid I’ll spoil Tony Stark’s mood and get nothing but a cold reception."

Hearing that he was being sent, Coulson voiced his opinion as well.

"You handle it."

"If Tony Stark is unwilling to cooperate and provide us with some intelligence, try using gentler methods."

"If that doesn’t work, we still can’t resort to force."

"Tony Stark is now a member of the Avengers Initiative. Even if he isn’t willing to fully cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D. or provide all sorts of cutting-edge technology, as long as our relationship doesn’t fall apart, he’ll still lend a hand."

"And his friend is that devil, Harvey Anberaka. We can’t take the risk of provoking him again."

Nick Fury spoke after hearing this.

"Yes."

Coulson nodded in agreement.

And just as Coulson had expected.

Tony only wanted to give Pepper a surprise, then spend some quality time with her.

When the space fighter landed and its hatch opened, a figure clad in red-and-gold Iron Man armor stepped out.

"Tony, didn’t you say you’d be staying over there longer?"

Pepper was overjoyed to see Tony, though she also felt a little puzzled.

"To come back and spend Christmas with you, I stayed up day and night researching and making all sorts of preparations."

"Now, even without me managing things, Miss Sonia will help expand the business over there, so I came back early."

Tony moved in a flash, scooped Pepper into his arms, and smiled.

"Who is Miss Sonia?"

Pepper had been delighted to see Tony return, but the moment she heard a woman’s name, she immediately asked.

"Even if I had a hundred times more courage, I wouldn’t dare have designs on her."

"Miss Sonia is Harvey’s butler."

"It’s not convenient to talk here. Let’s go inside first."

Seeing Pepper’s slightly jealous expression, Tony carried her into the villa and explained.

"Really? Mr. Harvey actually hired a butler?"

"Is that woman beautiful?"

Pepper was also somewhat shocked to hear that Mr. Harvey had hired a butler.

She often kept in touch with Tony, but whenever they spoke, Tony was always in his lab tinkering with things she couldn’t understand.

Tony had not revealed much to her about the rest of the universe.

"Miss Sonia meets two of Harvey’s criteria for choosing a partner."

"Beauty and intelligence. And I can tell that Miss Sonia has feelings for Harvey."

"Harvey definitely knows it too. I just don’t know why he has no intention of taking things further."

Tony felt a little puzzled himself as he explained.

"Shy?"

Pepper guessed after hearing that.

"Rather than believe Harvey could be shy, I’d sooner believe the sky was falling."

"Can you imagine someone as powerful as Harvey, whose ideas are so far beyond ordinary people, showing a shy side?"

Tony said at once.

"Then is he like you used to be, before you’d had enough fun?"

Pepper imagined it, quickly shook her head, and spoke.

"I considered that too, but given Miss Sonia’s personality, along with Harvey’s status and abilities…"

"Harvey could find a hundred wives without any problem, and his body could handle it."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Miss Sonia is also a member of the Void Cult."

Tony carried Pepper over to the sofa and sat down. The two nestled together as he spoke.

"Then what else could the reason be?"

Pepper knew that Mr. Harvey came from the unknown Void, so his views on relationships and values were clearly not bound by Blue Star’s laws and morals.

So she did not deny that Mr. Harvey was capable of having a hundred partners.

"Forget it, let’s not talk about that for now."

As Tony let Pepper lean against his chest, his hands began wandering up and down her lovely figure.

Although they saw each other from time to time through the Universal Communicator,

they had still been apart for nearly a year. And over there, Harvey had kept an eye on him and refused to let him hire beautiful secretaries.

If there had not been so many things to do on the island to distract him, he would have been burning with desire long ago.

Now that he had returned to Blue Star and seen Pepper, how could Tony possibly continue suppressing his desires?

"Take off the armor first."

Pepper rolled her eyes at Tony and said irritably.

"Right, I almost forgot."

"Jarvis Two, retrieve the armor."

Having just returned, Tony had not yet reinstalled Jarvis, so he could only command Jarvis Two.

As the armor was retrieved, Tony immediately became intimate with Pepper. The two spent a sleepless night together, and after both were thoroughly satisfied,

Pepper leaned against Tony’s broad shoulder.

"Tony, how long do you plan to stay on Blue Star this time?"

Pepper tilted her head up slightly and looked at Tony as she asked.

"Originally, I planned to stay for at least three months and spend some proper time with you."

"If you don’t want me to leave, I can agree to extend it by another half year at most."

"But before I came back, Harvey told me that after returning this time, I might not be able to go back into space for a while."

"That suggests something may happen on Blue Star that will keep me tied down."

Tony did not hide anything and told her what he had originally planned.

"Are you going to get caught up in trouble?"

Pepper was not upset by Tony’s plans. Instead, she asked worriedly.

"For now, it’s only a guess. Harvey only occasionally reveals a little and never tells me everything."

"So I won’t know until something actually happens."

"But Harvey has returned to Blue Star too. If a real major problem arises, I can just hide out with Harvey."

"Harvey doesn’t care much about Blue Star, but if my life is in danger and I go hide with him,"

"he’ll definitely step in to help. At the very least, my safety will be guaranteed."

Tony was not too worried, because his backer was also staying on Blue Star.

As long as he did not go looking for trouble and had justice on his side, even if Ancient One came, he would not be afraid.

"Mm. It’s much more reassuring knowing Mr. Harvey is on Blue Star too."

Pepper nodded after hearing that.

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