Pepper Potts was a little surprised to see Tony busy at work. Something felt off, but after another look at his focused expression, she dismissed the thought.
"Tony, I didn't think you'd be back before tonight. And these clothes..."
Pepper walked over to Tony, leaned against him naturally, and reached out to touch his clothes as she asked in puzzlement.
Pepper bought most of Tony's clothes. If she remembered correctly, she had bought this outfit two years ago...
Yang Bo saw Tony shudder, and even his typing slowed.
Hehe, this must be quite an experience...
Rather than turn around, Tony kept typing and said dismissively, "My clothes got dirty, so I changed..."
Before he could finish, Tony sighed, turned to Yang Bo, and said:
"Yang, Pepper's figured out I'm not Stark."
Just as Pepper knew Tony, Tony knew Pepper just as well. While making his excuse, he had caught the subtle change in her expression out of the corner of his eye and immediately realized she was suspicious.
Hearing that, Pepper did not immediately move away from Tony. Mainly, if things really were as she suspected, hiding anywhere would be useless. Besides, the man before her was still Tony.
"Are you Tony from a parallel universe?"
After Yang Bo defeated Stark, the blow had shattered his confidence. Devastated, he had accepted Pepper's comfort and told her about Yang Bo as well.
"That's right. We're from a parallel universe. It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Potts."
Yang Bo smiled, got up from the sofa, and walked toward Pepper.
"We came because there are a few things we'd like Stark's help with."
Looking at Yang Bo, Pepper immediately recalled the man Stark had told her about.
"Mr. Yang Bo?"
Yang Bo nodded and raised his eyebrows. "That's me, Ms. Potts. How