[Superman] Number One Enemy

Clark looked at Audrey and frowned.

"Okay." Natasha held up her hands and stepped back, "I don't want to get involved between you. I'm going to take Brandon outside, and let me know when you coordinate. Come on, kid, let's find you Kara sister to play."

Natasha led Brandon out of the office, not forgetting to close the door, although the sound insulation effect of that glass door was zero for everyone present - except for Audrey.

Audrey pursed her lips tightly, and watched Clark walking towards her with an air of aura, unmoved.

"What? Now you're going to ask questions? Blame me for not telling you everything?"

Clark sighed, and reached out to pull Audrey into his arms.

Audrey rested her hands on Clark's chest, raised her face, and pursed her lips.Now she looks lonely and paranoid, which makes Clark Mo helpless and distressed.

good.At a time like this, Clark thought; pushing hard would never work.He needs a little wit, some acting skills, and... a little scheming.

"I don't mean to blame you."

Clarke said, with his head down, shoulders slumped, frustration and grievance hidden behind his cautious expression, "I just don't think I'm doing well enough."

All of a sudden, Audrey's eyes widened in disbelief, her expression stiffened.

"……what?"

"I'm not a man you can trust." Clark continued, looking sad. "I'm sorry, Audrey. Did I disappoint you?"

"No! Of course not!"

Audrey retorted solemnly, unconsciously raised her voice, and frowned. "You can't think like that, Clark. It's not your fault, you're the best man I've ever met, serious dad, and it's because I—"

Speaking of this, Audrey paused and turned her head away.

"It was my fault," she said, seeming embarrassed, contrite, and a little overwhelmed, "I... I don't know... If I hurt your self-esteem, please let me apologize to you, honey. I I thought it would make it easier for you.”

Victory came too suddenly.When Audrey fell into Clark's arms, Clark was in a daze.Just now?occur?What's up?Did he overact? Audrey's reaction was so big that she even took the initiative to hug him after apologizing.

Speaking of which, Clark was a little sad.Because, except for when Audrey wanted him very much, or when he came back from a business trip, or when she was out of her mind, Audrey would not even hug him, and would not even hold his hand... ...only hold Brandon.

With such a mood, Clark thought, um, Tony's suggestion is really effective, while silently enjoying the moment when Audrey took the initiative to hug him with mixed feelings.

"I'll just pretend you forgot to tell me," Clark said.Half joking, trying to lighten the mood.

Of course Audrey was so moved that she almost cried, and even offered a sweet kiss. "I love you, Clark. You're so thoughtful."

"I love you too," Clark said, cupping Audrey's face.Take advantage of the victory to pursue, and take advantage of the chaos to confess.

It's a pity that Audrey's weakness was only short-lived, and soon she returned to her usual calm appearance, except that the tenderness for Clark still remained in her eyes.

"I'll explain to you Diana later." She patted Clark's chest and planted a kiss on his cheek, "Let's go home after I finish packing these things."

…If he had known that things could be so simple, he should have used this trick from the very beginning.Clark thought to himself as he walked out of the office rubbing his cheeks, and seriously denied in his heart that his personality had deviated from the definition of integrity from this very second.

On the way home, Audrey briefly explained to Clark what happened at the banquet and Diana's origin.In Natasha's definition, Diana is a hero of World War II, a soldier of Paradise Island, a demigod who has lived for five thousand years, a comrade in arms, and an opponent.Diana is not on anyone's side, and she might be on anyone's side. The only thing that is certain is that Diana doesn't trust Bruce very much.

Brandon was in the backseat, proudly on the phone through the screen, showing off to Tony that he invited a girl to his house for dinner. "I invited Kara!"

Clark in the front seat exchanged glances with Audrey.Natasha and Carla were in the other car.

"Kara?Which Kara?Turn the camera over to your mommy, I want to ask, can the Barnes kids get girlfriends so early? 』

"Clark's cousin. Have you forgotten?" Audrey reminded.

"Oh...Supergirl.Tell me, boy, is she pretty? 』

"Hey, Tony." Clark turned his head, turned the camera to himself, and took advantage of the light change to warn with a stern face, "Don't touch Kara. She's my cousin."

Audrey in the passenger seat chuckled, shook her head, and refused to comment.On the screen, Tony raised his eyebrows.

『Is this the attitude towards your benefactor?Great super.I will teach you how to deal with──」

Clark hung up the call at a superhuman speed, turned off the screen, fumbled in a daze, then turned his head and smirked at Audrey.

"Teaching you how to deal with it?" Audrey looked at Clark suspiciously.

"Some things about work and life." Clark replied calmly, and turned back as if nothing had happened. "Ah, the light signal has changed. I have to concentrate on driving."

Concentrate on driving?Audrey didn't believe it.Clark is a Kryptonian. When can the little Kryptonian prince stop doing two things at once?It's not like fighting big monsters.

Doubts are doubts, and Audrey didn't plan to ask.The frustrated Clark in the office just now made her realize that sometimes, she has to learn not to be so strict, and give Clark more face and space, and she can't just hold back the alien because he is good at resisting pressure. Breathe, she'll suffocate her family's aliens to death -- with a broken heart.

...and she actually liked Clark's smirk just now.so cute.want to kiss.

Everyone enjoyed this dinner.Carla came to her house for dinner for the first time and was super interested in everything, especially the giant chess set in the yard.The Kryptonian, who had never seen magic, was so surprised, she fully expressed how much she wanted to play with her hands and feet.

"Is she really your cousin?" James asked.before dinner.He looked at Kara, who couldn't stop running around the yard, around the chessmen, as if he were looking at another six-year-old.

"She is." Clark replied with a smile, and walked into the courtyard with a wooden basin filled with mushroom salad.Tonight they will dine in the gazebo in the front yard.

"There must be some misunderstanding." James shook his head, speechless.

They walked along cobbled paths and through flower galleries of white wooden slats.Red or white roses climb on the wooden frame, purple vines hang down between the flower corridors, and the warm yellow lighting is an environmental protection and energy-saving technology. Hidden behind the beige lampshade, it is brighter than the night sky and the sea of ​​stars.

"She was originally my cousin. There was a mistake in the process of arriving on Earth, which caused her growth to stagnate. Otherwise, she should be older than me now..." Clark explained, before he was about to step into the gazebo, he stopped involuntarily.

It was his Audrey; a form-fitting ivory dress with a ribbon wrap-around neckline, high to the waist, and light-coloured jeans.Long brown hair that was casually coiled, cocoa-colored eyes that flashed a moving smile when facing Brandon, no fat, but a graceful curve with a bit of muscle.

Clark realized that he had never seen such a beautiful woman.

...and wanted to remove the bow on the nape of Audrey's neck.

No, hold back.Clark snapped back to his senses, only to realize that James had taken the food in his hand while he was in a daze, and rolled his eyes back at him.

"Brother, why are you standing on the road in a daze? Oh, I see, you are looking at your girlfriend."

Clark looked down.See, it wasn't just James who was laughing at him, now even Kara was making fun of him.Clark shrugged helplessly, sighed, and said with a smile, "Don't make fun of me. I was just distracted."

"I know, I know." Carla's smile was that she had no intention of stopping teasing Clark.She put a hand on Clark's shoulder, turned her head, and looked back and forth between Audrey and Clark.

"You know what, Clark. That's why, I thought you were supposed to be together in the first place. Look, you're smiling. Even in tough situations, with the wind and rain outside, just by Audrey's side, you'll have Smile. Seriously, cousin, if you don't marry this woman, I'll take you to the doctor because you're out of your mind."

Carla smiled and spoke seriously.Clark looked down at Carla, and then returned to Audrey.Audrey had already noticed that they were discussing her, across half of the gazebo and the stone table full of delicacies, she slightly raised her eyebrows at him, expressionless.

Clark subconsciously raised a smile.I thought Audrey, who had no expression, was cute too.

Looking at Clark like this, Audrey slowly smiled.

Carla watched from the side, with joy on her face. "When did you propose to her? I know you've been looking at diamond rings lately. Need my help? Let me help? I'd love to help."

Clark immediately turned his head, stared at Kara, and smiled wryly. "Isn't it?" Again?

"What's your opinion? Hey, women know what women want!"

On the other side of the gazebo, Natasha raised her eyes.

"Honey, someone wants to propose to you."

Audrey lowered her head and pretended to be busy. "What? I can't hear it. It doesn't count if I say it."

"He said it. And you obviously expected it." Natasha touched Audrey with her elbow, "Don't tell me, you're shy."

"What do you think of my arrangement?" Audrey asked him left and right.

Steve came over and said, "It's not good enough. It needs a diamond ring on it."

Natasha laughed.James spread his hands, expressing his innocence.Audrey took a deep breath, "Steve, even you... this isn't funny."