After shaking off the eager reporters, Sean and Harry sat in the lounge on the second floor. Gwen, newly promoted to laboratory assistant, thoughtfully brought them coffee before leaving with a stack of documents.
"Really makes me jealous." Harry whistled and teased him.
Sean ignored Young Master Osborn's deliberate antics and took a sip of the bitter coffee. Umbrella had officially taken its first step. What came next depended on how this newly rising laboratory would establish itself in New York and become one of the world's foremost research institutions.
"Did you break up with Mary-Jane?" Sean leaned back on the sofa. In the end, the red-haired girl who had driven Green Goblin and Spider-Man wild had chosen Peter.
Perhaps young girls initially longed for the glittering upper-class world, but once they truly entered it, they discovered it did not suit them. Kind and dependable Peter was undoubtedly Mary-Jane's best destination.
"I'll wish them well." Harry waved a hand with an indifferent expression, putting on a carefree act.
Recently, this young and wealthy Young Master Osborn had appeared in gossip tabloids almost as frequently as Tony Stark, who was not even in New York. Nightclub revelry, swimsuit parties, late-night street racing... a series of negative reports filled the newspapers like snowflakes. Rumors spread that Osborn Industries' heir lacked Stark's genius mind, yet had learned Stark's extravagant lifestyle perfectly.
"The Board of Directors is very unhappy. You're at the helm of Osborn; you can't keep disappearing all the time." Sean shifted closer and offered his earnest advice.
For now, Harry was his best partner, and Umbrella's development also needed Osborn Industries' support. Sean did not want to watch him continue sinking further.
Tony might indulge in drink, women, and pleasure, but he never let it interfere with his inventions. In fact,