Brian tucked away Mr. B's portrait. Despite having a target worth ten times more than Brody's, losing the cash hurt, no matter how he sliced it.

But Brody was already buried in the schematics of a potion, oblivious to the ruins around him.

His sole focus was concocting the antidote to make the Specter Healer concede defeat.

"Vivienne, he isn't faking it, is he?" Brian asked, uneasy.

If Brody bolted again, finding him again would not be a walk in the park.

Vivienne's lips curved slightly. "No chance."

Brody was obsessed with medicine; once hooked, it was tough to pull him out.

His greatest adversary was her.

He had spent half his life trying to best her.

Now, why would he not be thrilled with a golden opportunity and Brian out of his hair?

Furthermore, staying put meant he could concentrate totally on his research.

Brian sighed. "Vivienne, what about my money?"

Vivienne glanced at him. "After all this, you'll get Brody's bounty."

Money, money, money. Were all her associates so greedy?

Brian chuckled. "Alright, Vivienne, I'm off the..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Vivienne kicked him into the lab. "Clean this mess first!"

head. No escaping

Brian and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the

Vivienne, am I right with my analysis?" Anna

you encounter a toxin

poring over diagrams, she commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely

sat beside him. "Been studying anti-aging,

ago, I botched an experiment, face full of it. Woke up

raised an eyebrow-an elixir of

got it! The previous dosage was too low. A bit more, and the potion can't

dashed into the lab, cluttered with vials

watched, pondering the potion in Brody's

Vivienne,

he knows doesn't matter, but his

a boom echoed from the lab, followed

routine to the others—there was always

down some formulas, left them for Brody, and took Anna

got a text

Griffin.

played on Vivienne's lips, tender

replied: [Miss you too. On

all,

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

before Griffin, all about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research

and Vivienne

door was open,

stayed outside

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