Chapter 246: Copycat
Bernard and the others couldn't contain their elation when they saw the Australian man collapse to the floor, unconscious.
Tracy had won!
None of them had expected her to take victory so easily. Jeff was a renowned master of acupuncture. His reputation echoed across continents, revered even by skeptics. Yet here he was—defeated.
It turned out Tracy really was an expert.
Ever since Jasper had been humiliatingly bested by Jeff years ago, the Traditional Medicine Association of the U.S. had carried the weight of that loss in their hearts. It festered—a silent, collective shame they'd long yearned to expunge.
Jeff hadn't just beaten Jasper. He'd humiliated him. After returning to Canada, he'd even held a press conference to boast about the match, walking through every detail of Jasper's defeat like a boxer reliving a knockout. That day had left a mark too deep for pride to erase.
Jeff had paraded that victory like a badge of honor. He recruited disciples from all over the world, luring in those infatuated with acupuncture and eager to follow a so-called undefeated master.
That very press conference had driven the Traditional Medicine Association of the U.S. into a frenzy of resentment.
But they'd been helpless.
They had lost. Nothing they could say would change the outcome. Silence became their only refuge.
Years passed.