That sure is a flare of fucking anger. It isn't that Chadwick McDouche or whatever the fuck his name is is wrong--of course she's intelligent and of an even temperament, but it's just the brazen way of saying it as if he's been told about a strong ox with good genes or something. And you bet he's gonna say something.

Right up until he's slapped with a glove.

It's a surprise and a sting that makes him jerk his head almost like getting punched. What the fuck. What the fuck. People actually do that?! Slap with gloves?!

He stares for a hot second, flabbergasted.

And then aims a right hook to his jaw.