"Yeah." Sophie Wilson nodded with a smile, "The first time she deliberately didn't dodge, the second time, well, I deliberately put more force into it."
Julian Campbell forcefully pushed his dropped jaw back up with one hand.
"No way, Auntie, you noticed that?" Julian asked in surprise.
"I'm not stupid." Sophie laughed as she looked at her nephew; yes, this kid was still quite naive.
He needs proper protection.
For some reason, he felt his aunt's gaze on him was quite... benevolent?
Julian shook his head vigorously to rid himself of this strange feeling and then asked, "Auntie, since you knew she was setting you up, why did you still..."
Julian trailed off, unable to finish.
After all, it was only after the first slap that it became clear Grace Wilson had set up the trap. By then, Sophie Wilson was already caught in it, and no matter what she did, she couldn't cleanly extricate herself.
The only option was damage control, which didn't work out well... better left unsaid.
