"This is my younger sister."
Seeing Wanda step forward, Hawking introduced her with a smile.
After shaking hands, Wanda immediately hugged Hawking's arm and, staring at Susan, quickly added:
"Yes, I am Hawking's younger sister, Wanda. My parents adopted Hawking, so we are not related by blood."
A mature, sexy, and beautiful woman—isn't this exactly the type of woman Hawking just said he liked?
It turned out that Hawking wasn't here to attend the viewing ceremony of the spaceship, but for this woman named Susan.
Hmph, I knew that with Hawking's personality, he shouldn't like watching spaceships launch. How could he have agreed so easily?
At this moment, Wanda had already taken Susan as her imaginary rival.
There was no help for it; she had just learned his ideal type from Hawking, and immediately one appeared. It was hard not to misunderstand.
"Hmm, that's right."
Hawking nodded. He hadn't expected Wanda and Susan to hit it off so well, that she would directly tell Susan such a private matter.
But it was nothing. Anyway, he had always claimed to be from another World and adopted by Earthlings.
"No wonder you two don't look very much alike. Please come in, Victor is already waiting in the VIP room."
Susan smiled and invited Hawking, Wanda, and Ben in. As for Reed, she simply ignored him.
Reed, however, gritted his teeth and awkwardly followed along.
They had been a couple in college, but later, because Susan wanted to get married and Reed felt he wasn't ready, they had an unpleasant breakup.
Now that Susan was Doom's girlfriend, he felt very awkward every time they met.
After touring the launch Base and generally looking around, the group soon arrived at the Base's VIP room.
Inside the VIP room, Doom and Johnny had already changed into their spacesuits and were waiting.
This experiment concerned the fate of the entire group, so Doom, as the group's chairman, would also travel to the space station aboard the space shuttle.
Only Reed, at Hawking's request, remained at the launch Base to direct remotely.
"Mr. Hawking, long time no see!"
As soon as he saw Hawking appear, Doom immediately stood up and greeted him warmly, his attitude much better than when they first met.
Also a scientist by birth, compared to Reed, a true scientist focused on research, Doom was more of a businessman chasing fame and fortune.
So, even if he couldn't invent as many powerful technological products as Reed, he could still make his Company far surpass Reed's Company.
With his keen sense, after the Apocalypse incident, he knew that Hawking's Hero Alliance International Company would inevitably become a World-class behemoth in the future.
If there was an opportunity to cooperate, then he would also be able to make a large profit.
"Dr. Doom is too kind. I also wish you success in this experiment."
Hawking smiled, not being rude.
After today, Doom would be ruined by Reed, and then he could take both the man and his Company.
"Are you Saiyan Superman? You looked so cool on TV that day, especially when you turned into a giant ape and beat up Apocalypse. It was truly full of violent aesthetics.
I'm Johnny Storm. Does your Company only recruit Superheroes and Mutants? What do you think of me? Although I don't have superpowers, I..."
Just as he finished greeting Doom, Susan's Johnny next to him excitedly cut in.
This young man, who loved all kinds of extreme sports and was extremely fond of showing off, greatly admired Hawking.
Since learning that he could see Hawking today, he had, for once, not been late or gone to pick up girls, arriving early.
He desperately wanted to join the Hero Alliance Company and become a Superhero admired by everyone, like Hawking, his vanity overflowing.
"Johnny, don't be silly. Mr. Hawking, Victor, and Reed still have serious matters to discuss. You and Ben go to the space shuttle for final preparations. We depart in an hour."
Seeing her younger brother pestering Hawking, Susan immediately stepped forward to scold him.
Hawking waved his hand and smiled:
"It's alright. Actually, Johnny looks quite familiar to me, quite similar to a friend of mine.
In fact, our Company doesn't only recruit people with special abilities.
How about this, Johnny? After you return from this mission, if you're interested, you can also come to our Company to take a look."
His remark about Johnny looking familiar was not just politeness. From his appearance, he indeed bore a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to Hydra Captain Steve, whom he had seen last time.
However, that was nothing. There were many people in the World who looked alike, even identical ones.
He invited Johnny to join the Company mainly because he knew that after this experiment, Johnny would gain powerful Fire abilities and become the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four.
Unlike Pyro, the Mutant from the Brotherhood who needed a lighter to control Fire, the Human Torch was much more powerful.
When he transformed into his Fire form, he could not only launch high-temperature Fire attacks like Pyro but also fly at supersonic speeds, making him a relatively powerful Superhero.
However, what Hawking valued was not this; he valued the Human Torch's personality.
The Superheroes in the Company were mostly introverted and unwilling to expose their identities to affect their normal lives. Many of the Company's promotional activities were actually quite difficult for them.
But the Human Torch was different. He loved being in the spotlight and was particularly eloquent, making him an absolutely qualified celebrity Superhero.
"Great! I'll go right after the mission!"
Hearing that Hawking had agreed to his request so easily, Johnny was so happy he almost jumped up. He dragged Ben and ran off to prepare for the space shuttle. He wanted to complete this mission early.
Susan saw this and thanked Hawking:
"My brother is just immature. He has caused you trouble, Mr. Hawking."
"Hahaha, Johnny is very energetic, which is not bad at all. In fact, Ms. Susan, you are also very capable. If you are willing to come to my Hero Alliance Company in the future, I would wholeheartedly approve."
Hawking casually made a joke.
Doom next to him also laughed:
"Mr. Hawking, you are too greedy. Johnny is fine, but Susan is not. Without her, my Company would be in big trouble."
"Sure enough, there's a problem!"
Wanda, who was nearby, heard Hawking agreeing to Johnny's request and inviting Susan to his Company, and her mouth was so pouted it could almost hang an oil lamp.
She had suspected earlier that Hawking had come this time possibly for Susan, and now her guess was even more confirmed.
"No, I can't just sit here and do nothing!"
With a thought, Wanda let go of Hawking's arm, grabbed Susan's hand, and said sweetly:
"Sister Susan, they're so boring chatting here. Can you take me on another tour?"
If the man is interested but the woman is not, it is all in vain. She planned to see if she could find a breakthrough with Susan.
"Hawking, with me here, you absolutely won't succeed!"
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