Although it was a bit different from her private residence, it was barely passable. Javier's taste was still quite good; at least he could live there.
"Hey, I said Luis is fine..."
"Ada, why did you come with me? Weren't you supposed to go to Hawaii for a vacation to reward yourself?"
Shaking his head, Javier reached out and pushed the annoying Luis aside, asking Ada with a helpless expression.
Yes, after the Plaga parasite incident in Spain ended, Ada did not choose to part ways with Javier and Luis. Instead, she followed them back to the United States.
Along the way, Javier asked her for the reason for a long time, but Ada remained silent, which greatly troubled him. Javier was happy to bring men home, but women?
There were already enough women at home; he really couldn't fit any more. They say three women make a drama, and he was really afraid his villa would explode!
"Shut up!"
"I haven't settled the score with you yet, Javier!"
"You made me lose two million dollars in compensation, and I must get it back. I stayed in Spain for several days for nothing and even accompanied you on life-or-death missions. I need to settle this account clearly."
Seeing Javier still looking like he wanted to refuse her, Ada waved her hand directly and interrupted him with a furious expression.
Although she refused Wesker's deal and reduced the deaths of billions of people in the world, which was a good thing, it was a real loss.
After all, Ada didn't get a single penny from Wesker and even worked for Javier and Leon for free.
The only profit she made was a few pieces of jewelry Javier gave her.
This made Ada angrier the more she thought about it.
She simply decided not to leave, insisting on getting some of her capital back from Javier before giving up, and also to see what this guy was secretly doing behind the scenes.
After all, he was so mysterious, and after knowing him for so long, Ada still hadn't figured out Javier's background.
Javier, upon hearing this explanation, was extremely embarrassed. So Ada had followed him back just to ask for money. This was too bizarre.
But if he really had to be particular, Ada had indeed suffered a lot of losses.
In that case, Javier had no reason to refuse and could only reluctantly agree, hoping that things wouldn't get too out of hand.
Saying that, Javier had everyone get back into the car and drove the Hummer SUV into the villa's parking garage. Inside, there was also a Dodge Challenger, which was Sherry's car.
To be honest, his family was quite eccentric. They had perfectly good Ferraris and Rolls-Royces but insisted on driving muscle beasts. The Dodge Challenger and Hummer looked like cars driven by American rednecks.
And speaking of which, he had been away for so long and really missed that brat Sherry. He wondered if that girl had been spoiled by Lisa during his absence.
After all, he had raised her as a pampered young lady for so long, and Javier didn't want her to become a spoiled and willful'spiritual sister' from a movie.
If that happened, Javier would really feel that he should properly discipline that brat on behalf of William and Annette, her parents in the afterlife!
"..."
"Welcome to my villa..."
Extending his hands, Javier perfunctorily said a word to Luis and Ada, then immediately opened the villa's front door.
What greeted their eyes were huge crystal chandeliers and transparent floors. The interior decoration of the villa hall was very luxurious, with various advanced furniture and equipment, and the walls were covered with oil paintings and some ornaments.
A huge LCD television screen was placed in the center. A youthful and beautiful blonde girl was lying on a gray leather sofa. She had neat platinum blonde short hair, wearing denim shorts and a belly-button-baring short-sleeved shirt.
She was holding a bucket of ice cream and digging into it, her eyes fixed on the television, which seemed to be playing some brain-dead American drama.
The robot vacuum on the floor was frantically cleaning up the discarded trash and melon seed shells that the girl had casually thrown.
And perhaps because the television volume was too loud, even after Javier and the two others had entered the villa hall, the girl showed no reaction, still enjoying her ice cream and watching TV.
This lazy posture instantly aroused the dissatisfaction of Javier, the parent. He finally understood why he used to get scolded by his parents when he was idle at home.
Now that the roles were reversed, he, the parent and guardian, was out risking his life, and when he came back, he saw his daughter comfortably eating snacks and watching TV.
He would also be very displeased.
Not to mention that Sherry was so lazy.
She even needed the robot vacuum to pick up her trash, and she didn't even notice outsiders entering the villa. Wasn't she afraid of thieves coming in to steal things? This was simply outrageous!
However, in contrast to Javier's embarrassed expression, Luis next to him was unusually gloating.
As if he had discovered a new continent, he directly spoke loudly and sarcastically next to Ada:
"Oh,"
"I didn't expect you, Javier, to have such a Hobbies. Hiding a beauty, two big white legs are very tender, a youthful type with short hair."
"From my decades of experience in the field of romance, the girl in front of me should not be over twenty years old. Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to like this type. But then again, fresh and vibrant girls are very likable."
Undoubtedly, Luis was teasing Javier and also trying to provoke Ada next to him, as he loved to watch drama unfold.
And Luis indeed succeeded. Ada frowned slightly and glanced at the blonde short-haired girl on the sofa. Although a bit strange, Ada did seem to have seen her somewhere before.
Very familiar... yet very unfamiliar.
She couldn't recall it immediately, but she was sure that Javier wouldn't like such a young girl. An old fox like Javier would only like sensible and mature women, the kind that don't require worrying about!
"Shut up!"
"Luis, if you say one more word, you won't get your iced whiskey tonight, and cigarettes won't be provided either. If you want to try, keep fanning the flames!"
After helplessly shutting Luis up, Javier fiercely threatened this cynical nobleman.
Although he knew Luis was joking and had no ill intentions, Luis's mouth was not just ordinarily annoying.
Many people must be annoyed by his mouth, no wonder he couldn't make it at Umbrella Corporation and ran to Spain to study Plaga parasites.
Upon hearing Javier's threat, Luis quickly nodded. He was joking, but he didn't want to go without whiskey and cigarettes tonight.
After all, he still wanted to lie on a soft bed and properly read Cervantes' masterpiece, both volumes of Don Quixote.
He had endured not flipping through these two genuine copies for a long time, just waiting for the right environment to properly read them!
Because if the place was crude, it would tarnish Cervantes' status... How could such a great masterpiece be read in a crude hotel or a foul-smelling toilet? This was simply a blasphemy against art!
"Sherry—!"
Javier, on his side, did not hesitate.
After threatening Luis, Javier walked straight over and grabbed the ear of the lazy blonde short-haired girl.
The sudden pain made Sherry snap back to reality. She was about to curse, but seeing that the person who came was the familiar Javier, Sherry's small face turned from anger to joy, revealing a very excited and happy expression. She immediately hugged Javier.
Like a koala, she hung onto Javier with both hands and feet, saying excitedly:
"Javier!"
"When did you get back?! You didn't even tell me. I thought you were going to be gone for a long time. Aunt Lisa, Aunt Lisa, come out quickly and see, Javier is back!"
With her fair, tender hands, Sherry vigorously pinched Javier's face, continuously kneading Javier's skin, while also quickly informing Lisa in the villa's basement.
After spending a long time together, Sherry had gotten used to the address 'Aunt Lisa' and naturally couldn't change it.
Even if she was usually beaten half to death by Lisa, it was the same. This girl was very stubborn, and it seemed she could only gain a little advantage in terms of address.
After all, as fellow G Virus infected... Sherry and Lisa's combat power were completely worlds apart. Sherry was only good for being beaten by Lisa—
"Not a lover?"
"They look a bit like father and daughter. When did Javier have a daughter, and she's already so grown up? He couldn't have gotten someone pregnant when he was sixteen, could he?"
"That would truly be impressive. Having a daughter who's almost twenty at the age of nearly thirty. Tsk tsk tsk, he's simply a beast!"
Seeing Javier and Sherry's father-daughter-like interaction, although it temporarily ruled out the possibility of him hiding a mistress, the thought of Javier getting a girl pregnant in his teens made calling him a beast seem quite fitting for teasing.
"Luis..."
"How did I only just realize you talk so much, and you're so annoying? That girl isn't Javier's child; she's adopted. He's sort of a half-guardian."
"Her father is William Birkin, the research director of Umbrella, and her mother is Annette. You should know them; their names are quite famous."
"Her father was infected with the G Virus and turned into a monster, and her mother also died in the Institute. Javier was forced to adopt this girl."
"I saw her when I was on a mission in Raccoon City back then. I just didn't expect that twelve or thirteen-year-old girl to be so grown up now. No wonder she felt familiar but I couldn't recognize her."
Facing Luis's teasing, Ada waved her hand dismissively, and although she didn't want to get close to this dissolute man, she still personally explained.
The little girl from back then had now grown into such a graceful young woman; Ada was indeed quite surprised.
"Buzz...!"
"Click—!"
And at this moment, the elevator in the villa suddenly opened, rising from the basement. A woman with an even colder demeanor slowly walked out.
If Ada's aura was merely chilling and unapproachable, then the aura of this woman was chilling and terrifying, as if being stared at by a man-eating beast, making one feel a profound chill!
After all, Ada was just a heroic and capable woman, but this one... was more like a venomous snake in the grass, intensely staring at its prey.
And the person who came was Lisa.
She wore a white researcher's lab coat, with several pens and sticky notes tucked into her sleeve, a gray shirt underneath, and a black pencil skirt with flat shoes.
Her dark, reddish-tipped long hair was neatly tied into a high ponytail, she wore red-framed glasses, and held a document in her hand. Her chilling gaze softened slightly upon seeing Javier, and she spoke faintly:
"..."
"It's good that you're back..."
After a long time apart, Lisa's aura became increasingly strange and intense. The oppressive feeling was strong, as if one was not facing a human being but some terrifying, peerless beast. And in fact, this was true, because at this moment, Lisa already belonged to the non-human, an existence beyond humanity!
If Wesker was currently the strongest known human infected in the world, then Lisa could defeat a dozen Weskers. This was not an exaggeration; Lisa could do it if she wanted to.
Because she had previously fused with a large number of viruses, she was truly, as William had said before, a perfect universal medicine cabinet.
In this regard, even Alexia, who was locked in the basement, might be very shocked. It was the first time she had seen someone whose compatibility with viruses was so strong, as if she were a container tailor-made for viruses.
Ever since Lisa was captured by Umbrella Corporation and taken to the Mansion Villa, she had already been injected with T-Virus samples.