Chapter 1821: Destined, and Fis.h.i.+ng for Benefits

Actually, Stacy hadnt told Claire about the twins because of Luke.

According to the safety rules, the three of them had to avoid crossing paths on the surface.

It was Artemis, who was the most impulsive, who had stopped Stacy.

Luke thought for a moment, then sent a message to Stacy, allowing her to tell Claire about him and the twins.

If Stacy didnt explain the situation clearly this time, it would be very hard to convince Claire.

Besides, since Claire had found Stacy as her girlfriend and had joined Mindys Ursa Minor, she was destined to enter this circle.

Luke wasnt really worried about this right now, and let her do whatever she wanted.

Stacy was frank in her confession; she didnt even keep it a secret that the wizard, V, was teaching the three sisters.

She didnt need to tell Claire who V was it just so happened that V had been on TV in j.a.pan, and there were a lot of videos as proof.

Claire had initially clamored to kick up a fuss with V and make this fiend give Stacy her freedom, but she quickly gave up on this idea.

That was because Mindy had heard her say that she was going to make trouble for V.

Mindy didnt use coercion of any sort she just kindly helped Claire figure out the logic so that Claire became aware of the fact that V was with the Bat Squad.

Look for trouble with the Bat Squad? Of course Claire wouldnt do that. Batman had saved her in Los Angeles.

As a fan of Batman and from what Stacy had told her about her past, Claire understood why V had taken it upon himself to teach the three girls.

If V hadnt intervened, Stacy might not have run into Claire, and the two of them might not have gotten together.

What shocked Claire more was that Stacy had robbed her brother of the criminal he had been escorting.

The female live streamer, Arty, had been tasered in the b.u.t.t by Luke, and had collapsed.

Although Claire knew that she shouldnt, she still felt some glee when she heard this. As expected of her big brother! He had helped her get revenge more than two years ago.

Fine, she accepted Stacys explanation, but she still resented Artemis a little.

After all, Stacy had been sitting too close to Artemis back then, and they had indeed been too cozy with each other.

Coupled with some minor disagreements with Stacy recently, it was inevitable that the two of them would argue.

After the argument, Mindy helped to ask Skye about it, and then a.s.sured Claire that Stacy really wasnt having an affair. Only then did Claires anger disappear.

In the next few days, Claire and Stacy made up, and the two of them went to Stacys set.

Except for complaining to her sister and cursing that traitor, Stacy, Artemis actually wasnt truly displeased.

In the end, this was all her fault. If she hadnt suddenly stopped Stacy, none of this would have happened.

This also made the twins realize that the three of them indeed had their own lives.

The twins didnt have boyfriends yet, while Stacy had already taken a big step forward for herself.

Artemis still had lingering trauma. She warned her sister that in the future, whether she got a boyfriend or a girlfriend, she had to make it clear to her first.

She really didnt want to cop blame for no reason.

It was one thing to take the blame, but to have to watch other peoples PDA on top of that, and not being able to mock them because she was the one in the wrong, was the worst.

While the supergirl trio and Claire were caught up together, Mindy took advantage of the situation.

Less than a month later, Skye, codenamed Shock Wave, joined Ursa Minors chat group as intelligence personnel.

Donnie had been in charge of this before, but he preferred to tinker with things, and his Internet skills could only be considered pa.s.sable.

Just because he had better Internet skills didnt mean he was good at gathering and a.n.a.lyzing intelligence.

Now that Skye was here, Donnie finally didnt have to deal with Mindys irrational requests.

She asked him every day whether there were any suitable targets; where was Donnie supposed to find them?

Targets couldnt be chosen randomly; he would be the one held responsible if anything happened.

The slightly bigger gangs and evil forces in New York had been wiped out by the Bat Squad several times over; it was too hard to find new idiots.

Luke also knew that Skye had joined Ursa Minor.

In fact, Mindy and Skye had already contacted him in private.

Whether it was recruiting new members or joining a group, they had to apply to him for an a.s.sessment, and only after the vetting process was pa.s.sed could they proceed.

Of course, the vetting was limited to the superhuman community.

The funny thing was that because Skye hadnt divulged her Vibration ability, Mindy had actually given her a desk job.

Luke didnt call Mindys attention to it either.

The most exciting outcome would be when she realized that Skye could take on all of them on her own.

Skyes Vibration had short- and long-range capabilities, and was still increasing in power.

Without her armor, Mindy would definitely be killed instantly, and Claire + Gold Nugget No. 2 would also be taken down by Skye.

However, Skye still remembered what Luke said. She had been studying hard in college for the past two years to improve herself. With her black-rimmed gla.s.ses, she looked very bookish.

She had no objections to Mindys misunderstanding.

Fighting and killing indeed didnt suit technical staff like her.

The combat training which Luke had arranged for her was for self-defense, and wasnt worth mentioning.

Also, she had watched Mindy, Nikki and Monica train in womens self-defense.

She was sure that this wasnt some womens self-defense like they claimed. Nevertheless, the three of them were definitely better at her at physical combat, at least.

Skyes battle skills were a combination of shock waves and physical techniques. She could create holes in a regular persons body from a distance. Naturally, she wouldnt use that on her new friends.

Time flew by, and soon, it was Valentines Day.

Luke got busy, which was rare.

Jenny had already called to say that there was a backlog of work and they needed to meet for a detailed discussion.

It had been a year since she became chairman of the board.

The phone company already had a new CEO, and there were a whole bunch of directors and a.s.sistant directors.

A few years ago, Luke had completed the layout of the multifaceted system. He had enough legitimate funds that could be used, so the number of shares he held no longer mattered.

As per prior agreement, all sorts of basic patents were transferred to the phone company so that it turned from a sh.e.l.l company which a.s.sembled and sold the phones into the real goose which laid the golden eggs.

In America, any monopoly would be besieged. The safest approach was a bunch of companies which stuck together.

Jenny had enough leverage to constantly trade shares with other major corporations.

The phone company was no longer Luke and Jennys personal toy, but a new and huge conglomerate of interests.

On the other hand, Jennys initial ambition to start a business venture gradually waned, and she wasnt interested in managing the affairs of the increasingly huge and complicated phone company.

In a year or two, she would convert her shares in F2F and Messenger.

At that time, she would resign from her position as manager of these companies and turn into a major shareholder behind the scenes as she poured her energy into tech companies instead.