" The Lord of Crimson?! Deity?!"
Baron Strucker muttered to himself.
"Yes!" Adele couldn't help but show a Envy expression. She said sourly, " Shay and Kenneth only managed to enter the world of Magic by luck becoming the boss's followers!"
She bent her right arm, clenched her fist, and declared confidently, "I will catch up with them! I will be the third Crimson Believer!"
"You? Impossible, Adele!" Baron Strucker shook his head with a chuckle, regaining his composure. "You can never become his follower!"
Adele was shocked. She knew her father never spoke without reason, so there must be a reason behind his words.
"Why do you say that, Father?"
Baron Strucker looked directly into Adele's eyes. "You like Richard?"
Adele blushed and nodded shyly, "I like it..."
"Longing is the furthest distance!" Baron Strucker said coldly. "From the moment you fall in love with him, you can never get any closer to him!"
Adele's delicate body trembled, and she suddenly awoke:
Father is right!
Believers in God can only respect and worship Him!
Her love corrupted this pure worship, and how could a corrupted faith possibly receive a Deity response?
"No!"
Adele murmured in despair, two lines of regretful and resentful tears sliding down her delicate face.
"What should I do, Father? Please help me!"
Baron Strucker's lips curled into a smile as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "Go and become his wife, or even just his mistress!"
Adele lowered her head sadly. "I've already tried, but the boss rejected me without hesitation..."
Seeing his daughter's timid appearance, Baron Strucker angrily said, "So what if you've been rejected? Won't you continue to confess your feelings?!"
"That bald guy who pretended to be your boyfriend before, he probably likes you too, right?"
Adele nodded. "I've already made things clear with Thomas! I only consider him a friend and a brother!"
"So he gave up?" Baron Strucker pressed.
Adele thought for a moment, then hesitated, "No, I don't think so..."
"So, why did you give up after only one rejection?" Baron Strucker looked at her with disappointment. "Inferiority complex, cowardice, feeling unworthy of him?"
"Hmm..." Adele nodded in agreement, her head bowed.
Baron Strucker sighed and said, "You've cast an invisible chain upon yourself..."
"He has a girlfriend, right?"
Adele nodded and said, "Yes, the boss's girlfriend is named Christine Palmer. She was his colleague when he was a doctor at Presbyterian Hospital."
"Look, his girlfriend is just an ordinary person..." Baron Strucker shrugged. "You can't be worse than that Christine Palmer, can you...?"
Upon hearing this, Adele abruptly raised her head. "I'm not as good as her? I'm younger than her, prettier than him, and I love the boss more than him!"
"Then keep pursuing him!" Baron Strucker encouraged. "Even if you can't be his official girlfriend, being his mistress is fine too!"
"You're right!" Adele's spirits lifted, and she bowed deeply to her father in the confinement room. "Thank you for your guidance, Father!"
"I will try my best to win the boss's heart!"
"Also, please seriously consider what the boss said to you!"
"The Earth is too small for you; the vast and boundless starry sea is your true future!"
After saying that, Adele turned and walked away quickly, as she needed to diligently complete Richard's task and take good care of Wanda and Pietro, the two little ones.
Baron Strucker watched his daughter leave, then turned and went to the bed, where he lay down.
Looking at the halo above his head, his thoughts gradually became hazy.
'John Schmidt, Red Skull...'
'The vast universe...'
Baron Strucker muttered to himself, "The Earth is indeed too small..."
Meanwhile, Richard went directly to Tony Stark's Seaside Villa.
Upon arrival, they simply dragged him out of the equipment room.
Tony slumped helplessly onto the sofa and said with dissatisfaction, " Richard, you can say what you have to say now."
Pepper brought over two glasses of iced lemonade, smiling gratefully, "Thank you, Richard, otherwise Tony would have had to stay inside for several more days!"
Richard picked up one of the glasses and raised it in a gesture of respect. "You're welcome, Pepper ~"
Tony looked at the iced lemon with a bitter face and said, "Hey, dear Ms. Potts, I'd much rather have a glass of red wine or bourbon..."
Pepper rolled her eyes at him, then turned to him and said, " Tony, the doctor said you're very tired and shouldn't drink too much!"
"Of course, Ms. Potts, I respect the doctor's orders." Tony bent down and pushed the glass of iced lemonade towards Richard, then said innocently, "The doctor said not to drink too much alcohol... Did you hear that, Ms. Potts? The word is 'too much'!"
"A glass of red wine is just a tiny amount to me... like a can of cola..."
"No!" Pepper refused again, and after nodding to Richard, she turned and left decisively.
" Ms. Potts... Pepper... Pepper Potts... Darling!!!" Tony reached out his hand, trying to call his girlfriend back.
Unfortunately, Pepper resolutely left and never returned.
Tony slumped back on the sofa, tilting his head back in prayer. " Lord of Crimson, please grant me a glass of sweet and sour red wine!"
Richard couldn't help but roll his eyes and retorted, " Tony, you'll never become a follower of the Lord of Crimson like this!"
As he spoke, he reached into a silently opening Portal and took out a bottle of red wine.
Here, the red wine you ordered~
Richard simply threw the bottle at him.
Tony quickly reached out and caught it, glanced at the label, and grinned, "Hmm, Romanée-Conti of Burgundy, not bad..."
After saying that, he placed the bottle on the coffee table and said to Richard without any politeness, "Do me a favor, buddy."
Richard glanced at him speechlessly, then waved his hand, and the wine bottle cap and cork flew up on their own.
"Thanks, buddy~" Tony, like an old drunkard, eagerly tilted his head back and took a big gulp.
"Ah, this is what vibrant life truly is!"
" Pepper is doing this for your own good. Your body is generally healthy, but the frequent late nights have already caused some minor problems with your liver."
Tony shrugged. "Then you still gave me the wine~"
Richard choked back a sob. "I regret it now..."
Tony quickly clutched the bottle tightly, afraid that if he waved his hand, the bottle would fly away on its own.
Richard chuckled, "Alright, alright, let's get down to business!"
" White Queen, photos of Wanda and Pietro were released."
White Queen: "Yes, Richard ~"
The Comm Watch projected images of Wanda and Pietro, two tiny little kids.
" Tony, these are Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff."
Tony took another swig of his drink before looking at the images of the two little ones and asking, "So what's wrong with these two little guys?"
Richard laughed and crossed his arms, "They're not my problem, clever Mr. Tony Stark ~"
"They are your problem..."