Outside the ball.
Tony put down his glass and left, taking a deep breath of the cold air outside and loosening his tie.
Happy, who had just parked his car, came over with the keys: "Tony, the car is parked."
"With the front part inside, as you asked."
"What are you doing here?" Happy asked suspiciously.
According to the experience of past years, if Tony had left so early, then the best actress or a beautiful woman of another profession would have followed him.
But today he was alone.
Tony didn't explain anything and just took the car keys, leaving Happy: "Go home, you'll pick up Pepper later."
"Don't forget to tell her that I'm coming back alone, I won't take anyone else."
Happy rubbed the back of his head with a confused expression.
At that moment, Tony suddenly turned around: "So, Happy."
"Where is this agent from some bureau, why haven't we seen him all day today?"
"He saved Pepper, I haven't thanked him properly yet."
"Coulson?"
"Yes, that's him."
"I do not know, he disappeared after the press conference."
Tony shook his head, maybe he had angered him by not speaking according to the script he had given him.
There was nothing to hold on to.
Maybe it was because Tony always did this without prompting, so Happy didn't pay attention to it.
He's straight to the dance.
As soon as he entered, he saw Pepper running out in upset feelings: "Happy, where's Tony?".
"He said he was going home and asked me to tell you that he was coming back alone."
"Don't worry, he's really alone."
Pepper clutched her forehead, breathing heavily: "It doesn't matter what he's up to."
"I'll spend the rest of the ball."
It was assumed that during the evening everyone would have fun and have fun, and at the end Tony would tell about the future plans of Stark Industries.
But now Tony's gone.
Pepper had no choice but to take the initiative, as usual.
She was ready to start the next stage of the event.
Alex looked at the red-haired girl in front of him and finally understood why many people were scared when looking at Jean Grey.
It was because Jean was a mutant.
The Phoenix woman from the X-Men, a teacher at Professor X's school for the gifted.
At the same time, the cosmic power of the 'Phoenix Force' was contained within her body.
The vast majority of those who could come to this party were not ordinary people and naturally knew something about the X-Men and the X Academy.
So they recognized Jean right away.
Besides, not so long ago Magneto from the Brotherhood of Mutants staged a big event.
Now society is almost completely anti-mutants.
Even the X-Men who stand on the side of justice suffer from this, so as soon as Jean appeared at the ball, she immediately became the center of attention.
But none of them dared to come up and say hello.
And now that she appeared in front of Alex, the others couldn't help but exchange glances.
"Look, she went to the writer."
"I wonder what this mutant is up to again?"
"It's none of our business, stay away from her, what is this "Stark Industries" and the invitation of all mutants."
Soon, a vacuum formed around Alex and Jean.
Jean had the power of reason, she could hear all these gossips, and Alex's five senses had long surpassed the feelings of ordinary people.
Even with the music loud, he could still hear people whispering.
"It looks like my appearance has caused a little trouble for you, so I'd better leave."
Jean apologized to Alex.
Initially, with her character, she would not have attended such a meeting of high-ranking people.
In her opinion, the vast majority of people here were full of hypocrisy.
But now that the mutant community had reached the point where they had to struggle in society, she knew it would be better that way.
Therefore, she had to appear at such meetings in the hope of conveying the goodwill of the X Academy to these high-ranking officials.
In exchange for standing up for the mutants.
And that was exactly the attitude of Professor X. It was Professor X who weighed all the pros and cons of Jean and asked her to come to this ball.
But the attitude of these people tonight made Jean a little discouraged.
Perhaps coming to this ball was a mistake.
Just because she was a fan of Alex, she went to meet him halfway.
No more than that.
"It's okay, sit down."
"It's good that I'm bored by myself right now, so let's have a drink and chat together."
Jean, who was planning to leave, seemed to have a twinkle in her eyes after hearing Alex's words.
"Mr. Alex Rain, aren't you afraid of me?"
"Why should I be afraid of you, are you going to eat me tonight?" Alex asked Jean with a smile.
Jean's face flushed.
He was so beautiful...
Then Alex moved closer and asked: "What will you drink?".
"Anything for me, Mr. Alex."
"Then have a cocktail with me."
Soon the drink was on the table.
"Your health!"
Jean felt that Alex just wanted a drink and had no other thoughts.
This feeling was unlike anything she had ever experienced before.
The feeling that she is treated as an equal.
After a few glasses of wine, Jean started a conversation: "Mr. Alex, I'm a fan of yours."
"I like watching Terminator the most.
Alex looked at Jean with some surprise: "You're a girl, I thought you'd like Harry Potter more."
"No, I like Terminator better."
"Because in the Terminator I see us mutants."
"How is that?"
Jean looked at the normal people three meters away from them and smiled: "They are like robots controlled by Skynet."
"And mutants are like people languishing under the suffocating control of Skynet."
At these words, Jin's tone became a little more shrill.
"But there's still a big difference: people under siege on Skynet are always looking for ways to break the ice."
"They are looking for positive aspects in recent times."
"What about us mutants?"
"So far, only Magneto is resisting, and you guys, under Professor X, you're just ready to lick their asses...".