[ That gives him a moment's pause, and his eyebrows rise high on his forehead as he looks at him. What kind of world is it that he comes from where Pepper isn't responsible and Rhodey would want to run a company? ]

Rhodey's in the military. They call him War Machine now. He pilots one of my suits. And Pepper's one of the most organized, detail-oriented, responsible people I know. It'd be weird for her not to run the company. She actually shows up to board meetings. The shareholders love her.

[ Unlike him, who could never be bothered to attend. ]