Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 316 Houses in Xijing Town (First Update!)

It's the same apartment.

Van En was also there.

but……

At this moment, Vann sat obediently in the chair, wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time, while looking at Hawke, who was not far away with his back to him, looking into the apartment refrigerator.

At the same time, he glanced to the side out of the corner of his eye at a blonde beauty who was not only beautiful but also had a very special temperament.

at this time.

A thud.

Vann jolted awake, glanced at Hawke who had closed the refrigerator door, composed himself, and continued recounting the information he knew about Amy Chloe.

Hawke listened quietly.

After taking Amy Chloe to the New Amsterdam Hospital for VIP treatment, he went to the Osborne Bioindustry Building to see Gwen.

Gwen also knew that Hawke had found his biological parents while using the Time Stone to enhance his power.

Just as Hawke said.

He was completely open with Gwen.

This is not.

After finding Amy Chloe in S.H.I.E.L.D., Hawk brought Gwen here.

Gwen was looking at the yellowed photograph in her hand, her gaze drifting to the crib that seemed out of place in the room.

The 30-square-meter apartment was already quite cramped. Although it was kept very clean, it still felt a bit crowded no matter how much it was tidied up.

Only the crib remained exactly as it was.

only……

The baby is not in the crib.

Gwen pursed her lips and looked at the tattooed Vann, who was sitting in a chair wiping his sweat as he spoke.

Van En's initial remarks were quite trivial.

But as he recounted his story, and reflecting on how Hawke hadn't initially chosen to evaporate him, he gradually calmed down.

Hawke leaned against the bar, his expression calm.

Actually, Van En didn't know much either.

He actually learned about Amy Chloe from the previous apartment manager.

Although he is a gangster, he still hopes to own his own apartment if given the opportunity.

This is why he didn't resist being sent here by his boss to collect rent and management fees.

He prefers this kind of mundane yet vibrant atmosphere to fighting and killing.

after awhile.

After racking his brains to make sure he had told her everything he knew about Amy, Vann cautiously looked at Hawke, who was leaning against the bar.

"Boss, that's all I know."

"Ah."

Hawke nodded expressionlessly.

Van En swallowed hard.

"Then I..."

"Let's go."

"Thank you, boss."

"Thank you."

Upon hearing Hawke's words, Vann was overjoyed. He jumped up from his chair and excitedly walked towards the door.

But that's it.

"Wait a moment."

"...Big boss?"

Van En, who had already stepped halfway out the door, felt a sudden jolt in his heart and nervously looked at Hawke.

He was afraid that Hawke's eyes would suddenly turn gold.

Hawke glanced at Vane calmly.

"You said you want to own a property of your own?"

"Uh……"

"I'll help you fulfill this wish."

“Ger”.

Hawke looked at the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents standing at the door, whom he was somewhat familiar with: "Thank you for your help."

Upon hearing this, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent named Gale did not hesitate.

“Yes, Mr. Phoenix.”

"Thank you."

Hawke said thank you, then waved to Vane.

Van En was slightly taken aback.

Gel had already taken Vann out, and then closed the apartment door behind him.

Hawke glanced around the apartment again, then looked at Gwen standing in front of the crib and smiled.

"I am a kind person."

"I know."

Gwen smiled slightly, then followed Hawke and focused her gaze on the crib in front of her, which was definitely over twenty years old. She then looked at Hawke beside her and said, "Hawk, your mother had no choice but to abandon you and Anya back then."

Hawke gave a calm "hmm".

An orphan, attending a public school, with no outstanding skills and a heart condition that makes her unsuitable for strenuous labor, has two infant children left after her husband's death. The only outcome is that she dies and her two children are put into adoption.

This is inevitable.

The most important thing.

One of her children also inherited her heart condition.

It's good that I'm in the foster care system; I can get surgery for free, truly free, and I don't have to pay it back when I grow up.

But if they continue to stay by their side, the hospital will only be interested in money.

and so……

Amy left herself and Anya at the church entrance, seemingly abandoning them, but it was merely choosing the slightly better option from the worst possible choice.

If we continue to keep Anya by our side, she might not even live to be ten years old.

Hawke thought of Anya, who had undergone heart surgery at ages three, seven, and nine, and his gaze slowly shifted, finally landing on the photos on the wooden cabinet. The next second...

He looked at Gwen: "Actually, I saw her when I was a child."

Gwen paused for a moment, looking at Hawke.

Hawke chuckled, recalling fragments of his memory: "It was when Anya and I were five years old, when we went to a foster home. When I entered the room, I felt someone was watching me, but when I turned around, I didn't see anyone."

I don't recall finding anyone.

but……

Having shrunk his past timeline, Hawke can now move freely within it.

So, at the age of five, Hawke saw Amy hiding under a big tree, wearing a faded old dress.

At that time, Amy wasn't as thin as he had just hugged.

"She left when Anya and I went to that foster family."

"I guess she thought we had been adopted by foster families, so she didn't want to bother us anymore. After that, she never appeared in my memory again."

"But in fact……"

Hawke shook his head and looked at Gwen: "Just when that family was about to adopt us, one of their relatives died in a car accident, leaving behind two children, so Anya and I went back."

Gwen knew that Hawke had never been adopted by any foster family, but she didn't know this. She pursed her lips and took Hawke's hand: "At least now you know that your mother cares about you and Anya."

Hawke smiled slightly as he looked at Gwen, who had a concerned expression on her face.

He was actually quite calm inside.

After all, he was a time traveler. If he were to grow up with Amy, he wouldn't mind having a family, even if that family was very poor.

But he had never met Amy since he was a child, at least not before he shrank his timeline.

and so……

Hawke didn't have any "motherly" feelings for Amy. At most, he just felt a little sympathy for Amy, who was still living in the past, based on the layout of the room.

As Gwen has always said.

He, Hawke, is a kind person at heart.

Another point.

My younger sister Anya.

To reiterate, even after Anya became aware of things, she no longer cried for her mother like other children.

But Hawke knew very well that Anya still wanted to have her own mother.

He would never have come here if Amy had deliberately abandoned them.

But that's not the case. In fact, from a certain perspective, he was the one who created this past.

New Amsterdam Hospital.

VIP special ward.

Amy lay on the bed with a breathing tube inserted, surrounded by various monitoring systems, as if she were asleep.

Moreover, she seemed to be dreaming, and it was a beautiful dream.

Hawke looked at Amy on the hospital bed, who was only forty-two years old but looked like a woman in her sixties, and slowly extended his right hand.

A lifelike, crystal-clear, small and agile fire phoenix circled on the right palm for a moment, then disappeared into Amy's body, which, although she had been rescued in time, was already riddled with holes.

Gwen stood to the side, silently watching this moment.

at this time.

"呲呲!"

"..."

Gwen turned her head to look.

into the eye.

The ward door was gently pushed open, and Sharon was waving at her.

Gwen blinked, then looked at Sharon's gesture, walked outside, closed the door behind her, and looked at Sharon.

"What's wrong."

"The Bison Gang is gone."

Sharon said in a low voice, "Tell Hawke that we are analyzing Amy Chloe's life experiences and ask us to give us some time to process this."

Gwen was taken aback by Sharon's words, then shook her head.

“Sharon, Hawke is not a demon king.”

"I know."

Sharon answered without hesitation, but as she spoke, she continued to look at Gwen with the same expression she had just had.

Gwen opened her mouth, recalling Hawke's feat of taking on two opponents single-handedly in the Atlantic Ocean, and nodded.

"Okay, I'll try to persuade Hawke."

"Thank you, Gwen."

Upon hearing this, Sharon gave Gwen a hug and then shrugged: "Actually, I do believe Hawke, but you know, the Security Council is afraid, so I'm just an ordinary agent."

Gwen was delighted.

"You, an ordinary agent, are in charge of thousands of agents."

"I'm the top agent, after all."

Sharon smiled and then got down to business: "By the way, how is Mrs. Chloe?"

Gwen smiled and said, "The doctor acted quickly, so the problem should be minor."

Even if there are problems, there's still Hawke.

Sharon nodded thoughtfully, looked at Gwen, thought for a moment, and lowered her voice: "Hawk asked me to buy him a property in Westview, Jersey City. You know about that, right?"

Gwen thought Sharon was about to say something and looked at Sharon with a smile.

"When Hawke told you, whose phone was he using?"

"yours."

"Then tell me if I know or not."

"……Right."

Sharon realized what was happening and looked at Gwen: "You guys are moving to Westview too, did you suggest it?"

Gwen smiled.

"Who said we were moving to Xijing Town?"

"That house was for Mrs. Chloe."

"..."

(End of this chapter)