Tony had a private conversation with Ivan in his cell for over twenty minutes. After coming out and hearing that Brown had gone ahead to wait for him at the airport, Tony headed straight there as well. On the way to the airport, Tony didn't say a word.
After the plane took off, Tony watched the television broadcast in the cabin, which showed the senator who wanted to confiscate his Iron Man armor giving a speech. The senator brought up Tony's statement at the hearing that the technology was five to ten years away from appearing anywhere else, yet they had seen it in Monaco just today. Was Tony really just treating the armor as a toy, or was it actually not a toy at all?
Deeply dejected by what the senator said, Tony walked over and sat down opposite Pepper. Pepper asked, "Tony, is there anything else you're keeping from me?"
Chapter 20