She kissed William Campbell's cheek and, seeing his lips chapped from hitting the bed frame, a shadow flickered across her eyes as she said:
"Don't tell anyone that Mommy did this, okay? Mommy is afraid that Daddy will get mad at me and say that Mommy is bullying William."
Before Mommy and Daddy, William had always been protective of Mommy. Hearing that Daddy might get mad at her, he decisively chose to cover for her.
"If Daddy discovers it, I'll just say I bumped it myself by accident."
Elly Campbell nodded her head in approval, touched William's head, and said:
"You little bastard are quite clever."
William didn't understand what "little bastard" meant, but hearing Mommy praise his cleverness made him beam with joy, and the shadow that scared him earlier instantly vanished.
After Adam Jones left, he called James Grant to inquire about hypnosis.
If Elly truly was under that woman's control, hypnosis would surely reveal it.
