Tony gave Winston (who now had turned around and given Tony his full attention) a winning smile with a calm air of 'I know I'm right, you bastard.' Let them print what they wanted about him and Pepper; Tony gave negative fucks about what the rags said about him, and frankly if they tried to make up things about Pepper it would only underline the absurdity of the lies.
No, he was pissed because a father was denying his child. That hit close to home for some reason.
"See? Hot and smart. You should listen to her, Winston."