American comic book: The girl next door is Spider-Gwen

"Brother...I want to watch cartoons..."

Chapter 82 Matilda: Something's not right in this house!

Kung Pao Chicken~

Sweet and sour pork!

“Ma Po Tofu~”

Jessica was busy in the kitchen, holding a fresh fish in her hand, "And fish balls, which Felicia loves~"

"Meow~ Is there anything else prepared for me?"

Felicia peeked out from behind Jessica, her white cat ears quite striking. "Jessica, you're so kind~"

"Huh? Felicia?"

Jessica deftly wielded the kitchen knife, asking, "Aren't you going to stay outside and play with Matilda for a bit?"

Felicia caught a fish and started scaling it. "She and Li are watching TV, they're really engrossed, so I won't disturb them."

“It smells so good~”

A slender, blonde figure hung upside down from the kitchen window, her eyes shining.

Wow~ What a feast today~

Hey, Gwen.

Jessica knocked on the window. "Come in through the front door and come in quickly to help me."

...

Mealtime.

...

"Hmm~"

Matilda ate her meal while her eyes were glued to the cartoon on TV, her little expression very serious.

Gwen, who had come to freeload, found it amusing and a maternal smile appeared on her face. "She's so cute~"

"You're cuter, Gwen."

Ye Li sipped her soup with one hand, while her other hand under the table made a subtle gesture, "Don't run away after you finish eating!"

"Don't rush me~"

Gwen blushed slightly but didn't show much of a reaction. She picked up a piece of lamb for her best friend and chuckled, "The night is still long... Jessica, you should eat more~"

"Humph~"

Jessica, not to be outdone, picked up a piece and returned it, saying, "You're the one who needs to replenish, Gwen, eat more..."

...

Night falls.

...

Under the moonlight.

On Jessica's big bed.

Matilda's snow-white, slender arms and legs were sometimes draped over her left side, and sometimes placed on her right.

She tossed and turned, unable to sleep...

Just now.

Matilda went to the restroom.

When I passed by my brother's room on my way back.

She heard the sound of her older brother and sister fighting coming from inside... and it was quite loud...

[...Could it be that this family...isn't as warm and loving as it seems on the surface...? Do the older siblings also have their own conflicts and disagreements...?]

I could faintly hear the sounds of fighting coming from inside...

　21-year-old Matilda is troubled.

She grabbed one of Jessica's life-sized pillows, hugged it like an octopus, rubbed against it every now and then, and finally drifted off to sleep peacefully...

...

...

S.H.I.E.L.D. training base.

"drink!"

boom!

The silver staff swept out a strong wind, striking the black staff with a muffled thud.

As Natasha twisted her wrist, the black stick spun back at an unexpected angle, grazing the silver stick!

clang!

Barbara quickly crossed her silver staff into an "X" shape to block the attack, and exclaimed in surprise, "Natasha, you've improved again."

"I learned two moves from your departure~"

Natasha made this flippant remark on purpose, her expression and tone suggestive, clearly intending to tease her colleague.

Hey! You and him...

Barbara combined the two short sticks into a single silver medium-length stick, sweeping it horizontally with even greater force—whoosh—!

Ding dong!

“Oh my god~”

Natasha's black staff merged into one, blocking the sweeping silver staff, and she chuckled, "Barbara, you're not jealous of me, are you?"

"certainly not!"

Barbara's eyes were serious as she spun around Natasha, shifting her position while her long staff gracefully circled around Natasha's waist before she unleashed a powerful strike!

"You still say no."

Natasha knew she couldn't force the stick to use its momentum, or her hand would go numb.

She slammed the black stick down, the tip touching the ground, and with a burst of strength from her hands and waist, she used the stick to propel herself backward a considerable distance, landing with a thud.

Whoosh—!

Barbara's silver staff missed its mark, and she spun it around, using it like a spear to thrust at Natasha, the tip of the staff even extending slightly. "Did you and him do anything?"

"Alright, Barbara, I'm done teasing you."

Natasha opened the silver staff tip and explained, "I only learned a few moves from Mr. Stark at his house. Didn't you learn from him in Monaco? His fighting skills are really amazing!"

"I don't know..."

Barbara disassembled the silver staff back into two pieces, looking a little embarrassed. "Is his fighting skill really that good? I thought he was just an amateur..."

She had been by Ye Li's side for much longer than Natasha, yet she hadn't found out what Natasha knew; that really didn't make sense...

"You didn't actually flirt with him so much that you forgot about your job, did you?"

Natasha, holding the stick, bent down slightly to look at Barbara and said in a helpless tone, "Don't forget, we are agents, and top agents at that. Your performance is really... Hill probably doesn't know what you and he did, right?"

Barbara glanced at the security camera in the training field and asked her cautiously, "You didn't tell me, did you?"

"of course not."

Natasha also disassembled the long stick, and with her left hand, she flicked the short stick towards Barbara, signaling her to continue.

"I didn't receive any orders to monitor you~"

"Hum~"

Barbara twirled the stick with both hands, "The infamous Black Widow, who knows if she's telling the truth or lying."

Natasha smiled and teased without backing down, "'Mockingbird,' a bird that can imitate the sounds of more than 30 species. I used to think that title didn't suit you, but now... I've discovered you're quite the vocalist yourself!"

"Eh!"

Barbara's pretty face flushed red, her beautiful eyes filled with shame and indignation. She knew perfectly well that Natasha was exposing her secrets. "You're not allowed to talk nonsense!"

Graceful and elegant~

Listen to the egg~

The two top female agents fought for a while longer, but in the end, neither could gain the upper hand, so they sat down on a bench to rest.

The Mockingbird handed Black Widow a bottle of energy supplement. "Natasha, are we friends?"

Natasha smiled and accepted it, "Of course~ Barbara."

"Then can you help me with a mission?"

Barbara grasped Natasha's hand, her eyes pleading, "It's very simple, just invite one person!"

Natasha gulped down a mouthful of water. "The matter of Nick hiring consultants? I know about it. He's planning to invite Tony Stark and Ye Li."