Reborn in Marvel, Is My Dad Tony Stark?

San Fernando Valley, Thomas Clinic.

"Waaah, waaah..."

Amid a loud infant's cry, a blonde, blue-eyed woman in her twenties, dressed in maternity clothes, lay weakly on the hospital bed, drenched in sweat.

"Rosalie, congratulations. It's a boy!"

Mark felt himself being held in someone's arms as a woman's delighted voice reached his ears.

"Daphne, please... please contact Hollywood Weekly. Tell them I have a huge scoop that will shock the entire Federation..."

Another woman spoke, her voice weak and hoarse.

"Rosalie, are you sure this is the right time? You just gave birth. You need to rest properly!"

"No, it has to be now! I'm fine, Daphne."

"All right!"

Mark felt himself being set down, followed by the sound of footsteps gradually fading away.

"Child, we're going to have money soon! I swear I'll give you an upper-class life. I won't let you squeeze into a cheap apartment with me..."

The hoarse female voice from before moved close to his ear, gentle yet resolute.

"W-What's happening to me?"

Mark struggled to open his eyes and looked around the shabby hospital room, then at the beautiful but unfamiliar Western woman lying on the neighboring bed.

Thanks to the English skills from his previous life, he could understand the conversation between the two women.

But he remembered drinking with a group of coworkers just last night. How had he woken up in such a completely unfamiliar place?

Then Mark raised his arm with effort and saw two tiny, pink little fists.

"I... I've been reborn as a baby!"

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Mark had never expected something that only happened in novels to actually happen to him!

An infant's brain had not fully developed, and Mark soon felt his consciousness blur before he fell asleep.

"Hello! Are you Miss Rosalie Payne? I'm Marcus Dalton, a reporter from Hollywood Weekly."

"I wonder what major news you have? Don't worry. As long as the information you provide is valuable enough, our newspaper will certainly offer generous compensation."

A deep, polite-sounding male voice rang out, waking Mark from his sleep.

If he had been an ordinary baby, being startled awake from sleep would probably have made him burst into tears.

But Mark, lying in the crib, merely opened his eyes and silently examined the suited middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared beside the hospital bed.

"Yes, I'm Rosalie Payne."

With Daphne supporting her, Rosalie propped herself up and leaned against the pillow behind her.

"Mr. Dalton, this is my child. His name is... Mark. Yes, his name is Mark."

Rosalie looked at Mark lovingly before turning to Marcus. "Mark's father is a rich man. He's a billionaire!"

"Oh, really?"

Marcus seemed somewhat interested. He pulled over a chair and sat beside the bed.

He first scrutinized Mark in the crib across from him, then looked at Rosalie. "Miss Payne, can you tell me who little Mark's father is?"

"Tony Stark! Mark's father is Tony Stark!"

Rosalie said solemnly.

"Who? Who did you say?"

Marcus seemed unable to believe his ears and asked again.

"That billionaire, the president of Stark Industries, Tony Stark!"

"Miss Payne, what proof do you have that this child is Tony Stark's? You should know that every year, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of women who claim in the newspapers to be Tony Stark's girlfriends, who reveal that they slept with him or even gave birth to his child!"

"Everything I said is true!"

Rosalie grew anxious. "If you don't believe me, I can have Mark take a paternity test with Tony Stark!"

"Who is Mr. Stark? How could he possibly take time out for some paternity test just because you said so? If you can't provide evidence, then I'll have to take my leave. Let's not waste each other's time."

Marcus shook his head, seemingly having lost interest, and stood up.

"Mr. Dalton, I'm not lying to you! We can find a way to get Tony Stark's hair or saliva, then bring it to the hospital to test it against Mark's—I'm sure that wouldn't be difficult, right? Once this gets reported, the sales of Hollywood Weekly will definitely skyrocket..."

Rosalie said urgently.

"Heh! Miss Payne, if we really did as you suggested, I don't know whether newspaper sales would skyrocket, but Stark Industries' legal team would definitely sue our paper into bankruptcy!"

Marcus ignored Rosalie and turned to walk out of the hospital room.

"Mr. Dalton, Mr. Dalton..."

Watching Marcus leave without even looking back, Rosalie could only slump helplessly onto the bed.

"Rosalie, you just gave birth. You need to rest properly now, and your emotions can't fluctuate too much!"

Seeing Rosalie's despondent state, Daphne, dressed in a nurse's uniform, hurried over to comfort her.

"Daphne, you have to believe me! Mark's father really is Tony Stark!"

Rosalie grabbed Daphne's arm and spoke excitedly.

"All right, all right. I believe you, Rosalie."

Daphne soothed her.

Lying in the crib, Mark had listened to the entire conversation.

At that moment, shock completely filled his heart. I... I've been reborn in the Marvel Universe?

Thinking of the supervillains wreaking havoc throughout the Marvel Universe, as well as all the deadly crises that would soon emerge, Mark's heart filled with despair.

This world was truly far too unfriendly to ordinary people!

Compared to all that, becoming Tony Stark's illegitimate son no longer seemed like such a big deal.

After all, if Rosalie could not produce solid evidence, he would probably never have a chance in this life to gain Tony Stark's acknowledgment and inherit his billions.

Buzz!

Just then, as the sun sank westward, a ray of sunlight passed through the glass window and shone on Mark in the crib.

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A line of information suddenly appeared in Mark's mind.

At the same time, a comic-book figure appeared: dressed in a blue bodysuit and red trunks, wearing a red cape, with an "S" emblem on his chest!

"Isn't this the comic book I bought for my niece before I transmigrated? I didn't expect it to come with me and become my cheat!"

Looking at the glowing image of Superman in his mind, Mark was overwhelmed with surprise and joy.

He stared at the comic-book figure in his mind and saw more information.

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[Unlocked Superpower: Super Brain]

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