Although Gina Orange was of Sokovian and U.S. descent, she grew up in Sokovia.
In fact, the Orange Family family was once a long-standing, established power in Sokovia.
The family itself held hereditary baronetcy, and tracing further back, even had royal blood.
However, the tsarist monarchy was no longer in vogue in modern-day Sokovia; its official international name was the Republic of Sokovia.
Moreover, Sokovia had always been embroiled in warlord conflicts.
The instigation and intervention of various forces meant this small Eastern European country had rarely experienced a few days of peace.
The ostensible leader was merely the head of a larger warlord faction.
Despite centuries of family accumulation, which granted them a higher status and more resources domestically.
They were ultimately no match for the foreign hawks, jackals, and wolves.
During the generation of Gina's father, Luca's maternal grandfather, after enduring multiple exclusions and suppressions within Sokovia, he decided to move to America for development, learning from past mistakes.
Large sums of capital were transferred overseas, and the current Orange Industries was established in the U.S.
Even Gina's university life was spent in the U.S.
Gina and Hermann met and fell in love while studying at MIT.
However, the entry of outsiders was not as easy as imagined.
After the initial phase of expanding through cash-waving, Orange Industries' commercial development virtually stagnated, or even regressed.
But at this point, trying to return to Sokovia to manage their ancestral property was no longer an option, as they had lost their place domestically.
It wasn't until Luca's maternal grandparents both died in an accident.
Gina, who had only recently married Hermann, resolutely took over the company and decided to go all-in, completely abandoning everything the family had operated in Sokovia for centuries, and plunged into the quagmire of capital in the U.S.
Fortunately, with Gina's excellent management skills and Hermann's outstanding research capabilities, Orange Industries finally found its footing and gradually got on track.
Especially several years ago, by leveraging Hermann's patented analytical chip, they successfully secured a weapons and component OEM order from Stark Industries, which propelled the company onto a path of rapid development.
The family also moved to New York along with the company headquarters.
Of course, as for a certain playboy's subsequent awakening and complete closure of the weapons division, which not only led to a large number of his own employees losing their jobs but also severely impacted an entire downstream industry chain, almost causing Orange Industries, which had already begun transforming and had 70% of its factories converted to custom equipment, to go bankrupt—that's a story for another time.
In fact, after the Stark Industries order was canceled four years ago, Gina re-established connections and partnered with Hammer Industries, which was rapidly rising at the time due to acquiring a significant amount of vacant resources.
Well, everyone knows the outcome of Hammer Industries.
Two years ago, due to the 'self-developed' combat robot legion going rogue at the Stark Expo, Hammer Industries' founder, Justin Hammer, was directly imprisoned.
Most of his industries were then seized by the Military and rival companies, leaving only the company's name and shell, barely clinging to existence.
Small fry like Orange Industries were naturally affected again.
In short, Luca, who had gained some deeper understanding of his company through Samira these past few days, could only say.
His mother, Gina, was truly amazing for not letting the company go bankrupt!
The topic has strayed a bit.
Although the family had developed entirely in the U.S. these years, their influence in Sokovia itself was almost nonexistent.
But centuries of accumulation could not be so easily erased.
Moreover, Gina, who grew up in Sokovia, had a personal experience serving in the Sokovian Military before graduating from university and taking over the company.
Whether it was former comrades or trusted forces secretly cultivated by the family.
Having a few absolutely loyal subordinates was truly not a big deal.
For example, Samira, whose family had followed the Orange Family family for generations, was also Gina's comrade in the Military.
During this time, aside from the information and materials left by his parents, Luca learned many things with the help of Aunt Samira.
Of course, it's also possible that this small team is only known to Samira.
Luca speculated that there might be other, more deeply hidden contingencies, which could be temporarily out of contact due to Gina's coma.
Since he confirmed these people could be trusted, he no longer hesitated.
Luca always believed that trust, once a certain foundation was established, could be completely solidified through time and mutual interests.
He simply asked Samira directly.
"How long will it take for these people you mentioned to arrive? Do they need identities and equipment prepared?"
After all, Samira had also said that this team usually operated overseas most of the time.
If they couldn't return quickly, he couldn't just leave the bodyguard team vacant while waiting for them.
However, this time, Samira quickly gave an answer.
"Two days at the latest. Those guys have been operating near the Mexico border recently, so they can all be here in just one to two days."
"Actually, they had also been following the news from New York, and after failing to contact Madam, they proactively reached out to me."
"However, Madam's condition... is still uncertain, so I advised them to remain on standby."
Seemingly afraid Luca might misunderstand, Samira added.
"I don't have the direct authority to command them. It's just that I occasionally contact them on Madam's behalf to carry out missions together, which is why they proactively contacted me this time after losing contact."
Luca nodded upon hearing this.
He also understood that Samira probably couldn't confirm his mother's condition earlier and wanted to postpone less important matters, waiting for Gina to wake up before making decisions.
That's why she hadn't directly told him.
However, hearing Samira mention 'carrying out missions together,' Luca's mouth twitched again.
"First, arrange for someone to investigate the background of the people protecting my uncle."
"I will try to minimize going out these next few days, and remember to arrange two people to protect Mother."
"Also, postpone the meetings with the trust fund and lawyers who approached us earlier for a few days. Let them contact me again after this matter is resolved."
Luca calmly arranged the subsequent handling while taking out his phone, preparing to check messages.
However, in the next moment.
The car, which had been driving smoothly, suddenly braked sharply.
The piercing screech of tires rubbing against the road entered his ears.
At the same time, he heard Samira's slightly urgent shout.
"Young Master, look out!"