She yanked the hairpin straight out.

"Ugh—!" Louise collapsed to his knees in agony. "You!" He pointed at Rebecca, his whole body tingling like his pressure points had been hit.

He couldn't speak, couldn't control his body.

She'd only meant to teach him a lesson with the acupuncture needle. Who knew she'd end up dropping the Silverleaf Lotus too?

Well, a hairpin would do just fine!

What a loser!

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