After Pepper carried Aisha away from Stark Industries' San Francisco campus, she drove the little girl to her upscale apartment not far from downtown San Francisco and instructed her butler to take good care of her.
This was nothing like Stark leaving Aisha alone in his office. The luxurious flat had one butler, two maids, a chef, and two security guards—more than enough people to look after one child.
After Pepper left, Aisha said she wanted to play video games for a while. The butler readily agreed. In his eyes, it was perfectly normal for a child her age to enjoy games, so he had someone turn on the console.
Children from families like this did not play games in the living room. They had dedicated game rooms equipped with full audiovisual systems and game consoles. Aisha had made the request precisely because she knew that.
Once inside the game room, Aisha casually picked a simple game children her age liked to play. She played a few rounds, deliberately performing badly and dying as soon as she started due to all sorts of childish mistakes.
Then she put on a shy expression and said to the butler, "Can I stay in here by myself? I'm nervous."
The butler immediately smiled and nodded. He closed the door. During the renovations, all electrical outlets had been built into the walls, posing no danger to children. There were no sharp objects in the game room either, and it even had smart motion-capture alarms, so there was no need to leave someone watching her.
Anyone qualified to be a butler here had sharp eyes. After only a few brief interactions, he could tell that Aisha was a well-mannered little girl born into a wealthy family. At the same time, she was somewhat introverted because