Natasha obviously couldn't make the decision on this matter, because no one knew what irrational thing Dio would do in this operation, and how many people would die and how much loss the entire SHIELD would suffer as a result. These consequences were all unpredictable.
After the contact was cut off, Dio no longer had the mood to do anything.
Jessica didn't know what happened to him in those few minutes, she only knew that his mood had obviously worsened after he was in a daze.
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On Monday, Dior's restaurant once again welcomed an unwelcome guest.
But Will seemed a little more confident this time, thinking that his impersonation of someone's cousin had been exposed, and the person involved had come to his door. While no one noticed him, he hurriedly and quietly hid in the room.
But obviously, compared to his own life, Tony doesn't have the time to pay attention to such a small matter, or even if he knows, he will pretend not to know for the time being.
It is worth mentioning that although Pepper got angry that day and crashed Tony's car and left, today the two seemed to have reconciled and appeared at the same time. Maybe they were afraid that if Tony came alone, it would have a counterproductive effect.
"I remember that the guests who made reservations for this time period seemed to be Mr. Ronan and his wife?"
"Unfortunately, I have just acquired the game company of Mr. Ronan you mentioned. As a token of gratitude, he transferred this reservation to me." Tony was obviously very pleased with his approach. What's a problem if it can be settled with money? He would not give Dio the opportunity to ridicule him again, never!
"It's indeed what rich people do. This makes me feel relieved."
"What are you relieved about?"
"Don't worry, you won't have to worry about lack of treatment funds in the short term."
Tony curled his lips, remembering Pepper's previous instructions to him and stopped talking nonsense, but it was obvious that he had difficulty controlling himself.
"Let's get started quickly. I have a private appointment later. Oh, by the way, I have an expo to attend in Flushing tonight. Do you want to go? I'll ask Pepper to prepare tickets for you so that you can stand among the crowd and admire my heroic figure falling from the sky."
"Tony, remember what I told you?"
Pepper, who was having a hard time keeping her smile on, gritted her teeth and whispered to him.
"OK, fine... A glass of vegetable juice with less celery, thank you." Tony pursed his lips, spread his hands, and finally stopped talking.
"What a terrible 'talk show', Pepper. Please install a zipper on his mouth next time you bring him here. It will be more convenient for us to communicate. Otherwise, one day I will be unable to resist and throw him out."
Dio made an unceremonious conclusion and turned into the kitchen.
"Hey, look at his attitude. I guarantee that everyone who comes here will complain about his service attitude."
"That's enough, Tony. You really should change your foul mouth. Dio is trying to cure you. You should be grateful instead of slandering him behind his back."
"But it's just a deal, isn't it? I pay and he cures me. Although the environment is a bit weird, it's no different from a 'hospital'." Tony continued to be stubborn.
"Oh, my God, I can't believe you still think money can buy everything. Do you know how much energy and effort I put into convincing Dio? Do you really think he didn't kick you out just for the money? You disappoint me so much, Tony." Pepper said this while looking at Tony with an expression of disbelief.
Tony opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after seeing Pepper's very disappointed look, he decisively chose to remain silent.
Well, he admitted that money was not omnipotent, and when he had tried every possible way to stop the advance of death and still couldn't, he was indeed a little desperate.
At that time, everything he had, fame, status, power, connections, even enough money to last him a lifetime, all became useless.
If Pepper hadn't never abandoned him and always stayed by his side, perhaps he would have started to give up on himself.
Compared to life, compared to what Pepper has done for him, the pride he is unwilling to give up and the jealousy in his heart are not worth mentioning at all.
"You're right, I..."
The moment Tony opened his mouth, Dio came out with a glass of his secret vegetable juice, which would make your body greener than the Hulk.
"Didn't they say vegetable juice is useless? And why is the color so weird? Are you sure I won't die faster if I drink it?"
Well, Tony is Tony, and he probably won’t be able to change his foul mouth in his lifetime.
Seeing Tony's constipated expression, Dio said nothing more, "If you don't want to drink, leave. No one forces you."
When had Tony ever been so humiliated before? But he had no place to vent his anger. He could only pinch his nose in disgust and prepare to pour it into his mouth. No matter how bad it tasted, it couldn't be worse than what Jarvis had prepared with his mechanical arm these days.
But just when he finally mustered up the courage to drink it all in one gulp, Dio suddenly interrupted him.
"Wait a minute, I haven't paid you yet. The offer is one million US dollars. If you don't have money, please turn left."
Dio's deliberate revenge made Tony glare. "One million for this green cup? Wasn't it only one hundred thousand last time?"
"Yes, it was 100,000 last time, but you didn't drink it. The price has gone up this time, 1 million per cup, drink it if you want."
He said last time that if Tony comes again, it won’t be 100,000 per cup, but 1 million per cup.
A real man keeps his word. If he says he will kill the whole family, he will kill the whole family. If he says he will sell one cup for one million, he will sell it for one million. If you don't want to drink it, you can leave. That's what he has a bad temper!
"Sure, how about a check?"
Tony was so angry that he had no idea what to say. Fortunately, Pepper was there to help him out, otherwise today would have ended in a bad mood again.
Compared with Tony's life, one million is nothing. Pepper is very open-minded. Before, Stark Industries made enough money from selling arms to last for dozens of lifetimes. The profits from several large orders from the Department of Defense alone were around tens of billions of dollars.
Taking out this money to maintain Tony's life now can be said to be a matter of destiny, and there is nothing to regret.
When Pepper saw that Dio agreed to let her pay by check, she immediately signed one. Now she is the CEO of Stark Industries, so it is easy for her to transfer one million from the company account.
Although her actions were somewhat against the rules, everyone in the company was sitting next to her, and Tony didn't say anything, so who would dare to say anything
Not to mention that he spent the money on himself.