Since the end of June, Tony had been at the Malibu villa every day, tinkering with his new armor. He had left everything to Pepper, which made many of the company's old leaders unhappy.
Pepper was only thirty years old, but already wielded the power of the CEO of Stark Industries. It was impossible for the old guys to not object.
Tony's enormous research expenditure in the last two months was even more shocking.
Furthermore, Tony never showed his face, which made them wonder all sorts of things.
For example, had Tony gone crazy? Top scientists were like top artists; mental illness was a common problem for this highly intelligent group.
It could also be that Tony, who hadn't shown up for a long time, was seriously ill, and Pepper was taking advantage of this transfer of high-end company resources to stuff her own pockets.
