Spider-Man said to Apocalypse, "Mr. Tang, this is my classmate, Antonia."
"She transferred here not long ago. She was pretty lonely at school by herself, so I invited her over for dinner."
He said it was just dinner, but a teenage boy's feelings were impossible to hide.
Everyone present, even Ned, the chubby Black kid, could tell that Peter liked her.
Without Taskmaster's combat suit, Antonia wore ordinary girls' clothes, looking slender and aloof.
She was quite pretty, with large eyes and fair skin. When she stayed silent, she even looked somewhat pitiful at first glance.
Apocalypse knew her background better than anyone.
Not long ago, before Black Widow attacked the Red Room's airborne fortress.
Taskmaster had led a team of "Widows" in an assault, only to be captured by Black Widow.
Later, Apocalypse had Ivan and the others crack the control chip in her neck, freeing her from General Dreykov's control.
She had not stopped Black Widow from killing General Dreykov. Instead, she had left alone in silence and disappeared without a trace.
Apocalypse had not expected to see her here, much less as Spider-Man's classmate.
Antonia was about the same age as Spider-Man, so she really was of high-school age.
Yet her face always wore a frosty expression, as though she looked down on everything in the world.
Any female students who tried to bully her would probably end up getting bullied instead.
A girl like her stood out tremendously among high school students. She belonged to the "cool" type.
She had a unique charm. No wonder Spider-Man was so drawn to her.
For ordinary high school students, though, being "cool" was just putting on an act.
But Antonia was genuinely cold and ruthless!
Seeing that Antonia remained silent, May cleared her throat and reminded her, "Antonia, Mr.