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 it, after

and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the

I right with my analysis?" Anna handed her report

skimmed it. "Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like this,

commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely older than Husky!" Vivienne was curious, too. Brody was pushing forty; how was he so

him. "Been

up. "Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched

an eyebrow-an elixir of immortality by

got it! The previous dosage was too low. A bit

the lab, cluttered with

pondering the potion in Brody's hand, a new idea

"Ms. Vivienne,

her head. "What he knows doesn't matter, but his test tube's gonna

on cue, a boom echoed from the lab,

routine to the others—there was always a few

some formulas, left them

way, Vivienne got a

from Griffin. Miss you. Hurry

on Vivienne's lips, tender only

[Miss you

it all, covered her

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research papers. She had refined her original concepts, heightening the

Vivienne arrived

open, and

Leopold stayed outside

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