Obadiah Invitation

"Mr. Stark, Mr. Stane is at the door. Should I let him in?" Jarvis mechanical voice inquired.

"Obie? How dare he show up? Jarvis, don't open the door for him," Tony said, pounding the couch with his fist.

"Tony? That's Obie. What are you talking about? Did something happen between you two?" Pepper quickly asked.

After last night's party, Pepper had asked Tony if something was wrong, if there was trouble at the company, but Tony had refused to answer. Now, when Pepper learned that Tony problem was related to Obadiah, she was utterly shocked.

Because Obadiah was one of the members of Stark Industries, the company CEO, and more importantly, he was Tony Stark godfather, one of the people Tony trusted the most.

"Tony, is there some misunderstanding between you and Obie? Maybe I can help" Pepper said with concern.

"Shut up!" Tony roared, but immediately regretted it.

"Sorry, I lost control. Pepper, this has nothing to do with you. You can't help me."

Pepper silently watched Tony, said nothing, and sat down.

The doorbell rang again for a while, but Tony remained unmoved. He didn't want to see Obadiah.

Unfortunately, Obadiah eventually made his way in.

"Sir, Mr. Stane has entered," Jarvis reported.

"What? I told you not to let him in!" Tony said angrily.

"Sir, Mr. Stane has a keycard. You did not instruct me to revoke his access" Jarvis replied calmly.

"Oh, fine. Maybe it's time I upgraded you" Tony said, burying his head in his hands and collapsing next to Yinsen.

Yinsen and Raiden exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.

Soon, Obadiah walked in carrying a pizza.

"Good morning, everyone... quite the gathering" Obadiah greeted them warmly.

Tony lifted his head from the couch and said "Why are you here?"

"Why shouldn't I be, Tony?" Obadiah retorted, placing the pizza on the table.

"You betrayed me, Obie!" Tony stood up, pointing at Obadiah.

"No, Tony, you don't understand. I was just trying to protect you, to protect your father legacy. I just made some mistakes along the way" Obadiah said with emotion, his eyes glistening.

"Mistakes? Is that why you teamed up with the board to keep me from returning to the company?" Tony mistakenly thought that was the mistake Obadiah was referring to.

"Oh!" Pepper gasped, covering her mouth in shock.

So it was Obadiah who had been blocking Tony return to the company. How could he do that?

"Tony, you dont understand this yet. You know too little" Obadiah said, but as he spoke, his eyes kept darting toward Raiden, his gaze flickering.

"And what about the weapons? Were you the one selling them behind my back?" Tony stepped forward, grabbing Obadiah by the collar and demanding answers.

Obadiah pushed Tony aside with his hand and said calmly "Tony, I'm not here to argue with you about these things. You'll understand later. Today, I'm here to see Raiden." Obadiah waved at Raiden.

Looking for me? Raiden glanced around, then turned to Obadiah with a confused expression. What does this old man want with me? We're not even close.

Tony also looked at Raiden with a puzzled expression. Could there be some relationship between Raiden and Obadiah that he didn't know about? Seeing Tony's questioning gaze, Raiden innocently shook his head.

"Mr. Raiden, could we step outside for a chat?" Obadiah invited Raiden.

"Sure, of course," Raiden replied, chuckling as he spoke.

He genuinely didn't understand what Obadiah wanted with him, but at the same time, he was curious about it. After saying this, Raiden stood up, bid farewell to Tony and the others, and followed Obadiah toward the door.

"Wait a minute!" Tony suddenly spoke up. Everyone turned to look at him.

"Take your pizza with you!" Tony picked up the pizza from the table and said to Obadiah.

"That's for you. It's your favorite flavor" Obadiah nodded.

After Raiden and Obadiah left, Tony slumped onto the couch.

He couldn't figure out why Obadiah wanted to see Raiden. What could Raiden possibly have that would attract Obadiah attention? Shouldn't this be their first meeting?

"Yinsen, after I left yesterday what did you, Raiden, and Obadiah talk about?" Tony turned to Yinsen and asked.

"Last night? Obadiah said that Raiden and I are people you trust deeply, and that your current situation at the company is very difficult. He hoped we could persuade you to let the company scientists study this" Yinsen tapped the reactor on Tony chest.

"He wanted us to convince you to analyze it."

"Difficult situation? Isn't my current predicament entirely his doing?" Tony laughed.

"And what about Raiden? How did he respond?"

"Raiden said we should trust you. If you're unwilling, there must be a reason, and we should respect your decision" Yinsen replied.

Tony tapped his fingers on the table. He felt that Raiden truly understood him. But now the question was, why did Obadiah want to talk to Raiden alone? What could Obadiah possibly need that would make him bypass Tony and go straight to Raiden?

Seeing Tony troubled expression, Yinsen patted his shoulder and said.

"Don't overthink it. When Raiden comes back, we'll just ask him."

Tony nodded, then stood up and looked out the window. The sunlight in New York was bright today, but elsewhere... his plans needed to be moved up!

"I've got things to do. I need to head to the workshop. You two, take your time" Tony said to Yinsen and Pepper before hurrying downstairs.

Yinsen and Pepper exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.

"Well, Yinsen, I'll head out first. There's still a lot to handle at the company" Pepper said to Yinsen.

"Oh right, of course" Yinsen replied.

After watching Pepper leave, Yinsen looked around boredly, wondering what he should do now. Should he take a taxi back? It's not easy to catch a cab around here, and it would take two or three hours to get back.

"Tony, do you need any help?" Yinsen called down the stairs.

"No, I'm good" Tony's voice came from below.

"Alright, alright" Yinsen said, scratching the back of his head. He glanced at his watch—it was almost noon, just the right time for lunch.

Yinsen pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hi, May, are you free tonight? Maybe we could have dinner together... Of course, we can bring Peter along. Alright, see you later."

Satisfied, Yinsen hung up the phone and left Tony house.

[Note : Man yinsen got game]

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