Oscorp is secretly investigating Peter?
What's going on?
Sora Yukihara's first reaction was that something had been exposed.
But thinking it through, they hadn't actually done anything. What was Oscorp even investigating?
"You don't believe me?"
Seeing Sora Yukihara's doubtful expression, Gwen asked unhappily, "Do you know how powerful Oscorp is? Once they mobilize their resources, Peter's entire background can be placed on a supervisor's desk in less than an hour."
Sora Yukihara asked, "Who's investigating him?"
Gwen replied, "Dr. Ratha. He's a core executive at Oscorp. Even Dr. Connors' status isn't as high as his."
"As expected…"
Sora Yukihara sighed inwardly and asked, "How far have they gotten?"
Gwen explained, "When you registered as interns, you left the school's contact information. They called the school directly and quickly obtained Peter's records."
"That won't do. We need to go check on Peter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sora Yukihara grabbed Gwen's hand and headed toward Peter's house.
Gwen asked nervously, "Peter didn't actually do something bad, did he?"
"What could we possibly have done?"
Sora Yukihara's rhetorical question left Gwen speechless.
But just as they stepped out, two men in black approached them head-on.
"What's this supposed to be?"
Sora Yukihara frowned slightly.
One of them, a man with a neatly trimmed beard, asked respectfully, "Mr. Sora Yukihara?"
"That's me."
Sora Yukihara already had a rough idea.
The bearded man continued, "Our boss would like to invite you for a chat."
Gwen stepped forward, but Sora Yukihara gently pushed her behind him.
"Who's your boss?" Sora Yukihara asked.
"You'll find out when you get there."
"Idiot."
"Go cool off somewhere else."
Sora Yukihara gave him a disdainful smile.
Then he tried to walk past them while holding Gwen's hand.
But the bearded man shifted sideways, blocking his path.
Sora Yukihara asked coldly, "What? Planning to use force?"
Gwen immediately raised her voice, "What are you trying to do? If you keep this up, we're calling the police!"
As she spoke, she pulled out her phone.
The other man, younger and more impulsive, panicked and reached out to grab Gwen's hand to stop her.
Bang!
The young man was sent flying.
He was knocked back several meters, tumbling across the ground before crashing into a trash bin across the street, which overturned and buried him in garbage.
Silence.
Gwen and the bearded man stood there, stunned.
Sora Yukihara sneered coldly, "You think you can touch my girlfriend?"
Then he turned to the bearded man. "What? Got a problem?"
"No!"
The bearded man hurriedly stepped aside.
"Shh. Don't say anything."
"Just keep it to yourself."
Sora Yukihara placed a finger over Gwen's lips.
Just like that, he led a flushed and excited Gwen toward Peter's house.
But parked outside Peter's home was a stretch limousine worth at least a million.
Dr. Connors and Dr. Ratha were just walking out of the house together.
Dr. Connors said to Peter, "Peter, I hope you'll think this over carefully. This concerns your father's life's work."
"I'll think about it."
Holding a briefcase, Peter responded absentmindedly.
Dr. Ratha cast a greedy glance at the briefcase and added with a thin smile, "Strictly speaking, that briefcase is also company property. I hope you understand the nature of this situation."
"Hmph."
Uncle Ben responded with a cold snort.
"How overbearing."
Sora Yukihara stepped forward.
He wasn't a good person—otherwise he wouldn't have used Peter the way he did.
But he had one bad habit: whenever he disliked someone, he couldn't help but slap them in the face.
Looking at Ratha's arrogant expression, Sora Yukihara mocked openly, "Since when did the Parker family's belongings become Oscorp's property?"
"Sora Yukihara!"
To Sora Yukihara's surprise, Dr. Ratha recognized him.
That wasn't normal.
"Oh, so you know me?"
Sora Yukihara grinned viciously. "Then those two idiots who tried to invite me earlier—were they your doing?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Let's go."
Dr. Ratha got into the car without another word.
Dr. Connors didn't even acknowledge Sora Yukihara or Gwen. Clearly preoccupied, he followed Ratha into the luxury vehicle, which quickly drove away.
Connors had noticed them earlier, but from start to finish, he didn't even offer a basic greeting.
At that moment, Gwen's phone rang.
After reading the message, her expression immediately darkened.
"What happened?" Sora Yukihara asked.
"Nothing!"
Gwen hurriedly tried to hide her phone.
But before she could, Sora Yukihara grabbed it.
With a blank expression, he read the message:
You're fired.
Just a few simple words—and everything was clear.
"Trash really is trash."
Sora Yukihara shook his head.
He hadn't intended to cause trouble, but since they had targeted him, he had no choice but to eliminate the problem completely.
He patted Gwen's shoulder and said, "Isn't this better? Baby, now we can take this chance to go on a vacation."
Gwen replied weakly, "Do you really think I'm in the mood for a vacation right now?"
Her eyes were slightly red.
As if he hadn't noticed, Sora Yukihara asked, "Are you angry?"
Gwen nodded softly.
"Don't worry. I promise you'll feel better tomorrow."
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing. Just that the people who made you angry… will disappear tonight."