Howard, who had turned around, also noticed the two people who had appeared in the lab at some unknown point. Caught completely off guard, he was so startled he nearly spat out his instant noodles.
When he saw who they were, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and panic rose in his heart.
Damn Chen Mo! Why did he bring Tony here?!
Tony Stark looked at Howard, who had barely changed from his memories, with a complicated expression. Just as he hesitated over what to say, Howard suddenly moved. But instead of walking toward him as Tony had expected, Howard acted as though he had not seen either of them. Holding his instant noodles in one hand and a fork in the other, he ate as he headed for the lab door, his pace growing faster and faster.
Tony Stark stared in shock at Howard, who had instantly turned into a "blind man." He felt as if ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind. Are you seriously just ignoring me?
The warmth and gratitude he had felt moments ago, seeing Howard still researching the New Element for him late into the night, instantly vanished without a trace.
Turning to look at Howard, who had reached the lab entrance and was about to open the door and leave, Tony Stark felt an inexplicable surge of anger.
"Stop!"
Tony Stark directly roared at Howard.
But the guilty Howard had no intention of stopping. Instead, he moved even faster!
Just as he opened the lab door and stepped forward, preparing to flee this troublesome place as quickly as possible, a sharp whistle of air suddenly sounded behind him.
Howard's expression changed. He could not help but halt and turn around.
Tony Stark was charging at him furiously, his right hand