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“Shocking! The mastermind behind the plot to harm the Stark brothers turns out to be their uncle, Obadiah Stane, one of the founding elders of Stark Industries. Is this a distortion of human nature or a degradation of morality?”
“Yesterday, Obadiah Stane committed suicide by jumping from the top floor of a five-star hotel, and his various criminal evidences were reported by enthusiastic citizens at the first opportunity, including but not limited to—”
“Harboring assassins, premeditated murder, racial discrimination, interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, molesting underage girls, providing weapon support to multiple overseas terrorist forces…”
“…That concludes the entire content of this report.”
“We will continue to follow the subsequent developments of this matter.”
Stark Tower.
Obadiah’s office.
It has now become Leon’s office.
Leon, sitting in the office chair with his legs crossed, closed the news interface on his computer and sighed, shaking his head: “If only you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?”
“If you had just been honest and not caused trouble, how would I be sitting in this position?”
Yes.
Because of Obadiah’s absence as a company backbone, Leon was once again roped in by Pepper.
Pepper forcibly placed the position of Executive Director on Leon, even though this should have been the position held by Pepper in the original plot.
Looking at the sharply falling stock of Stark Industries on the computer screen, Leon pouted: “Just wait, you’ll regret it sooner or later.”
Due to the exposure of Obadiah’s scandal.
The already precarious stock of Stark Industries plummeted again.
Many shareholders are now throwing away their scattered shares like hot potatoes, trying to cut their losses in time.
But little did they know that all of this was just the growing pains before Stark Industries reached new heights.
A few days later, when Tony publicly announces his identity as Iron Man, Stark Industries will be resurrected, creating new glories, and everything will return.
Leon is now aggressively acquiring shares from shareholders who have lost faith in Stark Industries, buying as much as he can.
He originally wanted to kindly remind those shareholders not to easily give up their shares, to believe in Stark Industries, and to believe in Tony.
But they cursed too foully.
Saying Tony had kidney deficiency was one thing, since it was true.
But they even slandered Leon, saying he couldn’t get it up anymore.
How could Leon tolerate this?
So he directly decided to be ruthless.
He just waited for the stock to surge, then he would cut a wave of leeks by trading between his left and right hands. Leon was going to make those loose-lipped guys eat the northwest wind; he treasured it!
At this moment.
There was a knock on Leon’s office door.
“Come in.”
Leon coughed twice, crossing his fingers under his chin in a feigned posture.
But when he saw that the visitor was Pepper, he immediately reverted to his true form, like a salted fish without dreams, sprawling in the chair.
Pepper, dressed in a black silk secretary outfit, walked to Leon’s desk with a stack of documents, smiling, and asked: “Leon, is the Executive Director position comfortable?”
“Don’t even mention it, Pepper.”
Leon smiled bitterly: “If there was a subject called ‘picking up girls,’ I would definitely get a perfect score, but I’m really not good at managing a company. Aren’t you afraid I’ll squander all our family’s assets?”
“Leon, given the current state of the company, it might go bankrupt before that even happens.”
“So, as the second young master of Stark Industries, it’s time for you to set an example.”
Pepper, familiar with Leon’s nature, placed a stack of female profiles, all of high attractiveness, including both young women and mature women, in front of him, and continued:
“Even if you do nothing, just sitting in the office, letting others think that Leon Stark, who used to just fool around, is now working hard for the company’s survival, that’s enough.”
“Even if in reality, he’s just changed his location for picking up girls.”
“You understand me, Pepper.”
“Long live understanding!”
Leon was deeply moved, wanting to take those documents and examine their assets, but Pepper pressed her hand down on them.
“Leon, that being said, don’t misunderstand. They are all good girls applying for your Executive Director Secretary position, not concubines prepared for you.”
Pepper narrowed her eyes, warning Leon.
“I understand, I understand.”
Leon waved his hand, pulled the stack of documents from under Pepper’s hand, and began to seriously examine them.
At the same time.
Pepper also emphasized beside him:
“Leon, these girls are all Dr.s of Economics and Management from prestigious universities. In terms of ability, assisting you in managing the company is definitely not a problem.”
Upon hearing this.
Leon raised an eyebrow, knowing that Pepper had a hidden meaning in her words, so he proactively asked: “Then, Pepper, who do you think I should choose?”
“They are all quite… oh no, they are all quite excellent. I’m a bit dizzy looking at them.”
Pepper gave Leon a chiding glare and purposefully pulled out the bottommost application document from Leon’s hand.
Because Leon hadn’t seen all the documents yet, he didn’t know what the woman on it looked like, and his curious gaze followed the document in Pepper’s hand.
“Sharon Carter—”
“Graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, proficient in Russian, French, Chinese, and Italian, with double Dr. degrees in Finance and Management, as well as Marketing and Real Estate.”
“And…”
“And she’s considered your junior? Is there also a meaning of an older student taking care of a younger student?” Leon teased, knowing that Pepper also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
“That’s right.”
Pepper nodded, admitting: “That being said, she is indeed the most excellent and capable all-rounder in business and diplomacy among these people.”
“Exactly the part you lack the most, Leon.”
“That is indeed the case.”
Leon took the document from Pepper’s hand and examined it carefully, “Hoh~ she also spent some time as an exchange student at Tsinghua University in China?”
“Yes, so I think you two should get along well.”
“She’s the one.” Leon decided: “Pepper, you should have just brought her directly to me, why go to all this extra trouble?”
“I’m recruiting a secretary for You, not for me.” Pepper rolled her eyes at Leon, “So your opinion is the most important.”
“Moreover, we should give every applicant an equal opportunity.”
“Pepper, just like we were earlier, as long as it’s a person, they will have selfish motives. There has never been true equality in this World.”
“Alright.”
“Our young master now occasionally speaks such philosophical maxims, which is a good improvement.”
Pepper covered her mouth and chuckled, speaking in a tone as if coaxing a child.
“Oh, come on, Pepper.” Leon was speechless, “Don’t talk to me in that tone, I’m getting goosebumps.”
“OK.”
“I’ve already notified her, she should be here soon.”
Pepper sent a message on her phone, then, still worried, repeatedly warned Leon: “Kate is a good girl, don’t lay a hand on her.”
“You know she also has a lawyer’s license, she might make You face a sexual harassment lawsuit.”
“Okay, Pepper, I promise not to lay a hand on her.” Leon said this, but what he was thinking was: I’ll only lay a hand on her sister.
It wouldn’t be Leon’s style to not eat the lamb that was brought to his mouth.
Moreover.
She can’t be considered a good girl, after all, she’s a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, none of them are simple-minded, so Leon has no psychological burden no matter how he messes with her.
Instead of letting her mess around with Captain America later, then be abandoned and eventually turn into a villain, it’s better for Leon to benefit from her now.
Leon just happens to be in urgent need of such a capable and capable high-quality female secretary.