Chapitre 157: Buying a Villa
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Once inside the car, Lorna sat alone in the back, occasionally touching her emerald-green hair, her eyes carrying a hint of disgust. It was this very hair that kept her away from her family, and friends, and made her the target of hostility from many. Now she could only live with a strange sister.
Thinking about the uncertain future, Lorna clutched her backpack, curled up, legs drawn close, and said nothing.
Daisy and Maki sat in the front seats.
"Are you planning to adopt her?" Miss Maid's voice was gentle.
"Depends on the situation. I don't know..." Exhausted from consecutive battles, rescuing people, and flying on a plane, Daisy leaned back in her seat and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
She only woke up when they reached their residence, stifling a yawn as she entered the room. Caught off guard, she was tackled by Dumpling.
Lorna, entering the apartment somewhat dazed, witnessed Daisy being tackled and looked at her with confusion.
Dumpling had left his natural habitat in the African savannah, and Daisy, to compensate, always provided it with delicious food and drinks.
Without siblings to compete for food, and Daisy, a foodie, the food in the house was exceptionally good. Dumpling, eating a lot, and lacking exercise, had gained some weight recently. Lorna couldn't immediately recognize what kind of animal it was. Dumpling also looked up at her in surprise, seemingly wondering why there was a stranger today. They locked eyes for a moment.
Then, Lorna's eyes filled with fear. She wanted to scream at the top of her lungs, but being small and lacking confidence, her voice was feeble, sounding more like a cat's meow. Hastily, she tried again.
"Ah—you run, run!" She wanted Daisy to run and, at the same time, raised her right hand, attempting to use her ability to control metal like when she manipulated the airplane. However, this time, her superpowers seemed to play hide-and-seek with her, unable to produce any effect.
Daisy, who was playing with Dumpling, paused for a moment, exchanged a glance with Dumpling, then both looked at Lorna.
"Cough, Lorna, it's alright. This is Dumpling, my pet..." Daisy patted Dumpling's head, who was somewhat discontent, as it roared softly, indicating that her head couldn't be touched.
Lorna, still in a daze, didn't hear Daisy's words, or perhaps she had reached the point of turning a blind eye and a deaf ear. She seemed as if she were practicing some techniques, her five fingers mechanically splayed open, trying to grasp that sense of controlling magnetism. However, desperately sweating, she couldn't use her powers.
Daisy called twice, realizing that the other party didn't hear. She could only bend her middle finger and flick a faint shockwave toward Lorna, very gently and lightly...
Hmm? A familiar feeling, the familiar "thrust" made Lorna regain consciousness. She quickly realized that it was Daisy's ability. The strange touch combined with emotional excitement perfectly matched her encounter on the plane. Both Daisy and Dumpling saw the metal objects indoors start to sway.
"Stop!" Daisy shouted loudly, bringing Lorna back to her senses.
At the same time, the slight vibrational force Daisy injected quickly dissipated. Without emotional influence or 'push'. Lorna's control over magnetic forces was once again interrupted.
"Sorry, sorry." Lorna didn't know what to say, but her lifelong habit of apologizing made her stiffly offer an apology.
"You did nothing wrong. Come here, shake hands with Dumpling; it's a lot of fun." Daisy shifted the topic away from the magnetic incident, introducing Lorna to the lion cub.
Large feline animals generally looked beautiful, and with Dumpling's current slightly chubby figure, it lost a bit of its ferocity and gained a touch of friendliness and cuteness.
Lorna tentatively touched Dumpling, realizing there was no danger. The part of her personality that belonged to Magneto, the dominant part, involuntarily surfaced, imitating Daisy, as she touched Dumpling's head.
However, Dumpling, accustomed to being touched by Daisy, roared at her. Lorna stood still for two seconds, realizing that this creature was a bit arrogant. Finally relieved, she relaxed.
While arranging Lorna's room, Daisy realized a problem—her apartment was too small!
The gym downstairs was occupied by Dumpling, the two upstairs bedrooms were occupied by Daisy and Maki respectively, and now that Lorna had arrived, she could only stay in the dressing room.
Lorna didn't mind at all; although the dressing room was small, it was still an independent room, much better than her previous environment.
The new tenant moved in without complaints, but Daisy felt a bit embarrassed. The room was too cramped, and the arrangement for accommodating supercomputers couldn't be delayed any longer.
Buy a house! Buy a big house!
Now, not only Daisy herself but also her maid was considered a big shot in New York.
With a lot of business contacts between the legal and real estate sectors, Maki made a few phone calls, and by the evening, several real estate agents arrived with information in hand to introduce potential properties.
Due to the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, the entire real estate industry could be described as extremely sluggish. The people who had come to meet Daisy were industry elites. Those who didn't meet the standards had been eliminated beforehand. In fact, when they received Daisy's intention, they had already fought each other within the industry.
Listening to the introductions from the real estate agents, Daisy carefully sifted through the options.
The houses in the city center, of Manhattan, were still very expensive.
Even if she bought one, there was no guarantee it wouldn't be leveled by the Chitauri in a few years. Even without the Chitauri, the continuous emergence of villains in the Marvel universe made it impossible to be completely secure.
Spending over a hundred million dollars on a house only to see it destroyed by aliens would be heartbreaking. To ensure she didn't die of a sudden heart attack during battle, Daisy had to learn from the wealthy people in this world and choose a large villa in the suburbs.
Especially since she had a lion, a rhinoceros, and other heavy artillery at home, living in the city center no one could guarantee what would happen.
The two brokers who introduced properties in the city center were the first to be eliminated.
Finally, taking into account the opinions of family members, or rather, non-existent family members...
Maki said she could go anywhere and had no objections.
Lorna didn't understand why they were buying a house. Was it because her arrival had suddenly increased Daisy's financial pressure, and now they were going to move to the suburbs?
As for Dumpling who couldn't speak and couldn't be seen by ordinary people, and the rhinoceros still sleeping in the garage, it was a whole different story.
In the end, all family members abstained from voting. Daisy made the final decision. After some initial consideration, she selected a villa located at the southernmost tip of Long Island, New York.
Long Island had a very pleasant environment, surrounded by three sides of the sea, with forests on the island and abundant rainfall. It wasn't too hot in the summer. Many wealthy people owned properties here.
The most crucial point was that it was quite far from New York, separated by an entire Queens area, making it unlikely for the Chitauri to notice her seaside villa, maybe?
The real estate agents were ready to drive them to see the houses, but Daisy declined. She had already informed Colonel Rhodey of the Air Force in advance and had a flight permit, and she had borrowed a helicopter from S.H.I.E.L.D. just to look at houses.
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