Near the abandoned factory in Hell's Kitchen...
The roads here hadn't been fully repaired yet, and the building standing inside the abandoned factory looked jarringly out of place.
Stark leaned against the hood of his Audi supercar. He waved away the Cigar Old Kent offered him, then pulled one of his own from his pocket and lit it.
He took a puff while Old Kent looked a little awkward, then said, "Sorry, old pal. I'm not used to taking things from other people."
Stark's utterly obnoxious behavior made Old Kent find the situation a little amusing...
The legendary United States tycoon had made such a spectacle of himself and caused so much trouble at the Peace Hotel that it could have filled an entire television series.
Now that Stark was putting on his usual obnoxious act, it seemed more like he was just putting on airs.
Old Kent was very old, and a true insider at the Peace Hotel. He didn't seem to care about Stark's temper or eccentricities.
Stark Industries had taken over the redevelopment work in the Dock District, and was willing to let costs rise without limit in order to use a labor-intensive construction model.
All of Hell's Kitchen would owe him a favor!
He alone had solved the employment problem for a third of the men in Hell's Kitchen for the next three years.
Of course, it was said that Miss Pepper Potts had come up with the plan, but Stark was still the boss, the one footing the bill...
As the general manager of the three streets around Alvin's place and the coordinator for the construction site, Old Kent had to show Stark respect everywhere outside the Peace Hotel!
Without a second thought, Old Kent handed out his cigars to the men behind him. He