Dr. Warren is a little busy

After Bucky left, Ashe felt as if the whole house was suddenly empty, even her heart was empty.She knew that today was the day of parting, so she didn't arrange work for herself, and went directly to her room and fell asleep, but when she woke up again, she still felt very empty and uncomfortable.

This is why Ashe doesn't want to feel dependent on anyone.She hates any moment of her vulnerability, and she subconsciously feels that her sense of security can only come from her self-improvement and independence.She doesn't want to give her feelings to anyone, because that means the possibility of uncontrollable harm.

Ashe couldn't bear this abnormal emotional instability. After sitting by the bed for a while, she took out her mobile phone and called Holt.

Holt quickly answered the phone, and Ashe greeted her, but she didn't know what to say.

"Good afternoon, Holly."

"Hello, little princess Ashe." Holt's energetic voice came, and Ashe finally bent his lips, "No one called me Holly for many years, I really miss it."

Aixi suddenly wanted to cry. She could hold it back, but Holt's words were like a thin enough silver needle, precisely stimulating her tear ducts. She kept wiping her tears, sobbing and choking for a long time speechless.

"What's wrong Ashe? What happened?"

Holt's voice suddenly became tense, and Ashe heard a chaotic voice on the phone, as if Holt had knocked over something, and she guessed it came from his desk or the laboratory bench.

"No, I'm fine. I'm just a little unhappy, sorry to scare you."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Little Princess Ashe, I am your brother, and I will never dislike you at any time. If you are unhappy, why not go out and relax? Or I will send you my home address and door lock code , you can go meet Doudou, he is really a people pleaser. I promise to get home early from work today and we can have dinner together."

Ashe finally realized the benefits of having a silly brother.You can throw tantrums at him, cry and complain at him, and never have to worry about him rejecting you or hating you for it.

Ashe wiped away her tears and prepared to go to Holt's house.But as soon as she got out and sat in the driver's seat, before starting the car, someone walked up to the car and knocked on her window.

"Hi ma'am, may I take a few minutes of your time?"

It was a middle-aged man with a thin face, wearing a black three-piece suit, with a look that a high-ranking person usually has, looking like a successful person.Ai Xi glanced at the luxury car parked on the side of the road that obviously belonged to someone who came, and felt that her guess was probably correct.She felt as if she had seen him somewhere, but this was probably an illusion.

She rolled down the window, but didn't open the door.Although the other party looked rich and powerful, and definitely not a salesperson selling insurance, she didn't know if he meant danger.This year, there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

"Hello, sir. How can I help you?"

"My name is Norman Osborn. You may have heard of me and my company, the Osborn Group."

Ai Xi finally remembered why she felt that the other party looked familiar. He had appeared in various media as a successful entrepreneur, and his company Aoshi Group was also famous.

"Hello, Mr. Osborne. How can I help you?"

Although Ashe knew the other party's identity, she still didn't intend to give much trust or enthusiasm.She didn't know why Osborne came to her. Not only was she sensitive about her own identity, but she also came into contact with many people with the same sensitive identity in a short period of time. Even if it wasn't for her own sake, she couldn't take it lightly.

"I want to talk to you about your father, Dr. Adelson Warren. I am very interested in a study he did during his lifetime, and I would like to talk to you in detail."

Father?Ashe was full of doubts about this statement.

Ashe knew that her father was an expert in biochemistry, but she didn't know much about other things. Now it seems that she is not just an ordinary scientific researcher.Holt has also mentioned that their father has a lot to do with the mysterious organization he currently works for.

Osborn is a businessman. His company is a leader in the field of biochemistry and ranks among the top five in the pharmaceutical industry in the United States. It is normal for him to be interested in his father's research results.

But it was not worth his coming to London himself.There may be other twists and turns in this, and Ashe dare not easily judge whether he means a threat.

"Shall we contact you later?" Ashe smiled slightly, and said apologetically, "I still have something to do now, as you can see, I just left the house."

Osborne nodded politely to express that he didn't mind, and took out a business card and handed it to Ashe.Ashe took it, and then gave her business card to the other party.

"Then, call again, Dr. Warren."

"Goodbye, Mr. Osborne."

Ashe drove to Holt's house, still thinking about Osborne.She couldn't figure out why he was interested in Dad.After all, Dad has passed away for more than ten years, and there should be many people whose research results surpassed him in these ten years.

Holt lived in a high-rise apartment building. Ashe found the door of his house according to the information he sent, and opened the door after entering the code on the combination lock.As soon as the door was opened, there was a sound of pattering footsteps, and a golden retriever ran out of the house, sticking out its tongue and circling excitedly.Ashe took out the healthy snacks she just bought from the pet store from her bag, and greeted Doudou friendly.

Doudou can be said to be an overly friendly dog.Although such a friendly dog ​​can't play the role of guarding the house at all, it is really good at solving problems.Ashe rubbed the furry dog's head, feeling that she was healed soon.

As promised, Holt returned home early from get off work. When he opened the door, Ashe had just started preparing dinner.

"Oh hello Doudou, how are you doing today?" Holt's voice came from the door, "Ash?"

Ashe put down the knife in her hand, and ran to the door with her hands raised to meet her brother who just got off work.

"Are you back? I'm cooking." She gestured to him with her greasy hands, "Hurry up and wash your hands, and come over to help."

Holt quickly stood in front of the sink, skillfully cutting potatoes.

"It's an amazing feeling. I mean when you finally come home after a long day and someone at home greets you and says 'you're back'."

Ashe handed him the washed tomato and said, "I understand, especially today when I have just returned to living alone."

"Oh, so he left, didn't he?" Holt seemed a little pleased, but he was trying not to laugh. "You can move in with me."

"Yes, that's what I thought too. That house on Hill Street would be a studio."

Ashe and Holt were discussing what to do for dinner, and Doudou lay quietly at their feet. This scene was new and wonderful to both Ashe and Holt.

It wasn't until the dinner was served that Ashe picked up the wine glass, and then decided to tell her brother about her troubles.

"He left today." Ashe didn't look at Holt, but stared at the glass, she felt a little guilty for some reason, "I suddenly found it difficult to adapt to living alone."

"You can live with me, darling. But I gotta ask, are you really in love with him and that's why you miss him so much? Baby, I really don't want you to be sad for anyone."

Ashe frowned, and looked up at the worried Holt: "I don't know. I don't quite understand what's going on. If you don't mention it, I won't consider the possibility of falling in love with him Sex, I have no experience in relationships."

With Holt's "Oops!" expression on his face, Ashe couldn't help but loosen his wrinkled face and laughed.

"If I really liked him, you'd stop me, wouldn't you?"

Holt was sullen, obviously not wanting to answer this kind of question.

But after thinking about it, he said to Ash seriously: "I don't know, my little princess, I just want you to be happy. In fact, no matter who you fall in love with, I will be sad, because I am jealous of that person I will separate your feelings for me from your heart. However, if you firmly believe that you and someone can live happily together, I will let it go, even if he is decades older than you and is still engaged in a high-risk job. After all I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as an older brother to you for many years, if I suddenly appeared and stood up to tell you what to do, then I definitely can't be regarded as a good older brother."

"Stop blaming yourself, okay Holly?" Ashe looked worriedly at Holt, who was seriously blaming himself, and enlightened him, "You know, I'm a mutant. Even if we didn't separate, I still Going to live at X Academy, you and I both know it's good for me. And we're both doing pretty well now, aren't we? So it must be heaven."

Ashe threw all the responsibilities to the misty and illusory heaven, hoping to untie Holt's knot in this way.She did resent him, but now that everything is settled, those negative emotions have long since disappeared.

Holt reached out and rubbed the back of Ashe's head, and said, "Maybe I should thank Eggsy for choosing to faint in front of your house for him."

"Oh, come on. That really freaked me out."

The doorbell rang suddenly, and Holt got up to answer the door with a puzzled expression on his face. Ashe continued to eat her dinner.She found that many of Holt's habits were the same as her own, such as drinking white wine and using various herbs for seasoning.The former used to be the habit of their father, while the latter came from their mother, who is a good cook and has more than half of French blood.

Ashe hadn't recalled the once happy family when she heard a female voice coming from the door.

"There are other women in your family? No wonder you got off work early today!"

Oh shit, this must be a misunderstanding.

Aixi quickly stood up and walked to the door, afraid that her 30-year-old still single brother's relationship would be spoiled by herself.

It was a young, pretty girl with long, flowing brown hair tied back, wearing a crisp black leather jacket, skinny jeans, and flat Chelsea boots.

"Don't think about Roxy, she is my sister."

Holt pushed his glasses anxiously, and this explanation sounded like an excuse even if it was put in Ashe's ears.

Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Aixi hurried forward to explain: "We are indeed brother and sister, my name is Aixi. In fact, we have been separated for 17 years since our parents passed away, and we just reunited a few days ago. You can take a closer look at our hair And the nose, they're both inherited from our father, and they're almost identical."

The girl named Roxy looked at the siblings carefully, and said embarrassedly: "Oh, I remembered, he did mention this. Hello, my name is Roxy, and I'm Holt's colleague."

Ashe held her outstretched right hand and said with a smile, "Nice to meet you. But, just a colleague?"

Roxy wasn't shy at all. After taking one look at Holt, he said, "Actually, I'm trying to be his girlfriend, but he doesn't seem to like it."

"Really?" Ashe gave Holt a look of resentment, "Holly, you must be being stupid. Maybe you should change your glasses so that you can't see how beautiful this girl is in front of you."

Ashe, Holt and Roxy returned to the table, Holt looked embarrassed, but Ashe felt nothing.

Roxy is a rare and good girl. She has a beautiful appearance and a pleasing personality at the same time.Moreover, she is Holt's colleague, and the position is a "outside job" that Holt failed to get, which shows that she is excellent in all aspects.

The only problem is probably the vision.Ashe couldn't figure out why she fell in love with her silly brother.

But this does not prevent Ashe from being happy about the future development of the two of them.Aixi ignored the silly brother's embarrassed face and obvious excitement and nervousness, and asked about gossip with great interest.

"Roxy, how did you and Holly meet? Because of work?"

"Yes, it's because we work in the same place." Roxie nodded and admitted, "He helped me a lot. I used to be very bad at all kinds of mechanical tools, and he happened to be an expert in this field .”

"Wow, this is really good!" Ashe looked at Holt with a smile, "How long have you known each other?"

Holt pushed his glasses and said with a straight face, "Less than a year."

"No, it's been more than a year." Roxy corrected calmly, "In fact, we've met each other since I participated in the selection. It's just that you didn't notice me at the time."

Ashe hated that iron could not be made into steel, and was always worried.If a good girl like Roxy ran away, it would be too late for Holt to regret it.He's obviously tempted, isn't he?Ashe could almost hear his heart beating like a drum.

Could it be that he has another girlfriend?

Ashe was taken aback by her conjecture, and Holt subconsciously shook his head in denial with her weird eyes.

"What are you thinking? It's not what you think!"

"You don't know what I'm thinking at all, why deny it directly? Why are you guilty?"

Holt was speechless, and Ashe took the fruits of victory and ran to the living room to play with Doudou, and gave Holt and Roxy the chance to be alone.

She doesn't like being a light bulb, so when she's done asking her questions, she will naturally leave.And if she stayed at home, it would always make the two of them uncomfortable.

"I'll take Doudou out for a walk, and you two can talk slowly."

Ashe waved her hand, holding the phone, pulled Doudou's leash and went out the door.

The environment of Holt's residential area is good, but the lighting is really bad.She dragged Doudou downstairs and found that the street lights on the side of the road were all dimmed.

It was already past eight o'clock, and it was already dark.Ashe pulled the rope and followed Doudou slowly.Doudou is a very considerate dog. He realized that Ashe didn't want to exercise too much, so he kept walking very slowly obediently.If he wanted to run, Ashe would probably have to be dragged along.

The cell phone in her pocket rang suddenly, and Ashe realized it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hi, this is Ash Warren."

"good evening."

Ashe heard a familiar voice coming from the handset of the mobile phone, and couldn't help but pause in her footsteps.

"Bucky? You've arrived in America, right?"

"Yes, we're here. I just got through some business and thought I should give you a call."

Ashe could tell that Bucky was in a good mood, and she smiled too.

"It's afternoon in New York now? It's evening in London."

"Maybe I should call this call a little later so I can say goodnight to you," Bucky paused, and Ashe suddenly became nervous, and then she heard Bucky continue, "But I can't wait I want to hear your voice."

"Bucky, you..."

With the crisp sound of metal hitting the ground, the electromagnetic waves that crossed the Atlantic were suddenly cut off.Bucky couldn't hear Ashe's last words, nor did he get the answer he wanted.

But when he dialed the phone again, only a cold and mechanical female voice came, telling him that the number you dialed has been turned off.

It's not right, it's not right at all.Ashe would not be the type of daredevil who accidentally dropped her phone on the ground.

Something might have happened to her, no, something must have happened to her.

Bucky stared at the sunlight falling on the floor in front of the huge French windows of the Avengers Building, and frowned unconsciously.