<span style="font-family:Assistant"><span style="font-size: 15px">Felicity was surprised by the slap. Especially when the force of his hand connecting with her cheek knocked her off her feet, and she fell to the floor. She fell into her back, and winced in pain at the added pressure the action had put on her bound and damaged wrists. But one thing was for sure, the blonde didn't plan on giving him the satisfaction of crying out in pain. He would have to do a hell of a lot worse to her, to get her to scream or cry. The young woman was made of sterner stuff than that and it would take more than a single slap to make her cower. "You hit like a girl," She said and goaded him some more. "Hell, <i>I</i> hit harder than you, and you have a few hundred pounds on me."<br/>
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Her glasses had flown off when he slapped her and she knew they were somewhere on the floor, but didn't bother to look for them. Instead, she faced Slade with the same defiance she had always shown her father when growing up. "If you think that I'm gonna scream or cry because of a slap, then you've got another thing coming. If you think that just because I'm a woman, I'm weak, then you really are a moron. You can do whatever you want to me, but I'm not going to scream. You're stronger than me physically, but I'm stronger than you mentally and my intelligence is something you can never touch."<br/>
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"You think you're scary? You think I'm afraid of you? I'm not. You're pretty much just a child having a temper tantrum because their toy was taken away. You blame Oliver for what happened to Shado, but the truth is, you blame yourself even more. You're pissed at yourself that you couldn't be who and what she wanted. And because of that, she chose to love Oliver instead of you. And her love for him is what caused her death. Oliver chose to save Sara, one of his best friends, over the woman you loved, and it's driven you crazy."<br/>
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"The Mirakuru in your veins has you doing something that you'd never want to do otherwise. Sara's alive instead of Shado, and you can't stand it. But you know what? Life sucks. Get over it!"</span></span>