"Tony knew perfectly well that he shouldn't have said that. You could see that Jarvis was very unhappy, and the others, like Steve, also felt he had gone a little too far."
"Let me repeat: Wanda wasn't trying to become an alcoholic. Her own words and attitude had already made that perfectly clear. No adult in their right mind should have continued pressing the issue."
"Stark knew that and did it anyway. As I said, this typical compulsive behavior was his way of gaining a sense of security. But why did he feel so insecure?"
At that moment, a small picture-in-picture window appeared in the lower-right corner of the screen, showing Stark's expression. But Schiller shook his head and said, "No, don't look at that. Look at Pepper's expression from a few seconds ago."
The camera perfectly captured the fleeting worry on Pepper's face, though it wasn't particularly intense. Compared to Wanda drinking, she seemed more worried about her physical condition.
"When we listen closely to what Tony said, I know his words were somewhat disjointed, but the main point he conveyed was very clear: he didn't want Wanda putting pressure on Pepper."
"Because he saw Pepper's expression. It was a bad expression, clearly conveying some kind of negative emotion. Stark believed Pepper had been negatively affected, and that made him feel insecure."
"Rationally speaking, he should have realized that Pepper couldn't possibly become afraid of motherhood just because Wanda had a little alcohol before bed. But he couldn't help thinking that way. He found it difficult to escape that thought because it gave him a sense of security."
"That's right. This is also a form of compulsive behavior. One less common but very real manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder is an extreme fear that others will be harmed, or simply