Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 14 Uncle
Since the passing of Gina's parents, the previous heads of the Orange family.

Gina came to the United States shortly after graduating from university, taking over the mess left by her parents.

Besides the company that was struggling to develop in America at the time, there was also her younger brother who had been good for nothing since childhood.

At first, when her younger brother Dragan started to go astray, Gina thought about helping him back down.

While strictly disciplining him, they also made sure he was employed within the company.

However, Dragan not only failed to repent, but also became addicted to gambling. Despite several attempts to persuade him, he eventually concealed orders and secretly misappropriated company funds.

Completely disappointed in him, Gina decisively kicked him out of the company, threw him a sum of money, and left him to fend for himself.

Later, in the original owner's memory, she saw this rogue uncle several times, all when he came to the house asking for money and seeking help.

However, for the past two years, Luca has not seen his mother Gina for a long time, no one knows what methods she used.

Now it seems that it wasn't just gambling; the other party was even addicted to drugs.

Why are you here?!

It wasn't Luca who spoke, but rather Samira, who was standing to the side with an unfriendly look in her eyes.

At the same time, she stepped forward and shielded Luca behind her.

It was clear that Samira understood the nature of the person in front of her.

Of course, Dragan also knew Samira, and when he noticed her undisguised disgust, a nameless anger surged in his heart, but he immediately suppressed it.

“Samira! Don’t forget I also have the surname Orange. In this situation, it’s natural for me to be concerned about Luca.”

As he spoke, Dragan glanced at Luca's empty sleeves and the tombstone behind him.

Noticing the disdain in the other person's eyes, Samira, who had watched Luca grow up, immediately became furious.

On the contrary, Luca, who also noticed the other's gaze, did not show much change in expression.

He got so caught up in the excitement of the previous New York game that he kicked his prosthetic arm like a ball.

The prosthetic arm was actually a special mechanical arm custom-made by the original parents from Transia, an exoskeleton company that collaborates with the Department of Defense, at great expense.

Although it doesn't yet reach the sensitivity of a normal arm, it's already quite a 'sci-fi' prosthetic.

Right now, Luca can find a regular prosthetic hand to temporarily replace him, but that only makes him look more like a normal person, and doesn't actually bring much convenience to his daily life.

Luca decided against getting a new prosthesis installed for the time being, and patiently waited for Terencia to remake it.

Luca himself doesn't care about his disability, and he's unlikely to feel any anger because of other people's opinions.

Luca gently pressed down on the somewhat impulsive Samira, then looked calmly at his uncle and said in a cold tone.

"Uncle? I'll still call you that for now. Thank you for coming to my father's funeral."

"But I remember that Mother seems to have severed ties with you a long time ago? As for Aunt Samira, I think she is much more trustworthy than some people."

Upon hearing Luca's words, Dragan straightened up again.

He straightened his collar and pretended to be concerned about his nephew.

"Kid, New York State law doesn't recognize the concept of severing family ties."

"Besides, blood is thicker than water. Given your current situation, as your uncle, I definitely have to step in and take care of you."

As he said this, Dragan pointed his chin at Samira with a provocative expression.

"Wasn't Gina just injured and unconscious?"

"Are they trying to seize power?"

"This guy thinks way too highly of himself, doesn't he?"

The guests began to murmur amongst themselves again. Clearly, most of them looked down on Dragan, who was obviously no good.

He alone looked around at the guests with smug satisfaction.

Samira, seemingly worried that Luca was too young to understand Dragan's character, was about to speak up to explain.

Before Samira could say anything, Luca frowned slightly.

'Where did this guy get his information about Gina?!'

Gina Orange, who is Luca's mother.

He was injured and fell into a coma during the Battle of New York, and was sent to the hospital for treatment immediately after the battle ended.

However, the doctor said that Gina is currently suffering from 'neural synaptic cocooning syndrome'.

This condition is essentially caused by continuous high-frequency energy shocks, which lead to the terminal nerves of the cerebral cortex being wrapped with abnormal proteins, resulting in a decrease in the efficiency of nerve signal transmission and the brain entering a semi-dormant state.

This condition was extremely rare in the medical field, and the only recorded cases of patients were those who experienced symptoms such as slowed reaction, drowsiness, and forgetfulness.

However, during this Battle of New York, more than a dozen wounded soldiers suddenly developed this symptom.

Those with milder symptoms could barely manage to live independently, while those with more severe symptoms were pronounced dead after only a few days.

On the contrary, for cases like Gina's, which are neither too serious nor too minor, neither the hospital nor the private medical team has any good treatment options, so they can only let it drag on.

In fact, Luca had specifically sent the Samiratians to invite Stephen Strange, the future Doctor Strange, in the past few days.

This person should be considered the most outstanding neurosurgeon in all of New York right now.

However, after hearing about the symptoms, the other party didn't even listen to the consultation fee quote, and directly refused to see the doctor that Samira had asked for, citing that they were too busy with work recently.

Now Luca can only follow the doctor's advice and choose conservative treatment to stabilize his condition in the hope that a new treatment plan will emerge.

However, in theory, very few people know about this news right now.

Dragan, who had disappeared for nearly two years and was addicted to gambling and drugs and was a complete waste of space, where did he hear this news from?

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Luca immediately gave a cold order.

“Aunt Samira, send him away. Don’t let him cause trouble at your father’s funeral.”

Upon hearing this, Samira immediately stepped forward, grabbed Dragan's shoulder, and tried to lead him away from the scene.

However, Dragan not only did not back down, but instead boasted smugly.

"Hmph, kid, are you scared? What about the law? If someone lacks civil capacity, the shareholders' meeting will be reopened to elect a decision-maker."

As he spoke, Dragan's nostrils twitched, his pupils contracted slightly with excitement, and his speech became increasingly incoherent.

"Don't think you have absolute control. You haven't inherited those shares yet. At the shareholders' meeting, the dead and those in a vegetative state can't attend!"

What did you say, you bastard?!

Upon hearing this, Samira's eyes widened in anger, and she grabbed Dragan by the collar, lifting him up.

Gina? In a vegetative state?

"Wasn't it said that Ms. Orange was only temporarily unconscious?"

Many of the guests had partnerships with Orange Industries, or were even employees of the company. Upon hearing this news, they all looked at Luca with surprise and uncertainty.

Luca, on the other hand, paid no attention to the stares of those people, but instead noticed the problem in Dragan's words, his voice as sharp as an ice pick.

"Shareholders' meeting? What does that have to do with you? What makes you think you can influence the shareholders' decisions?!"

(End of this chapter)