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!"
his head. No
the equipment Brian and Brody had not
my analysis?" Anna handed her report
skimmed it. "Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like
of relief. Noticing Brody poring over diagrams, she 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
sat beside him.
ago, I botched an
eyebrow-an elixir
"I've got it! The previous dosage was too low. A bit
lab, cluttered with
potion in Brody's
"Ms. Vivienne, what does he
her head. "What he knows doesn't matter, but his test tube's
boom echoed from the lab, followed by Brody's
the others—there was always
jotted down some formulas, left them for Brody, and took Anna
got a
Griffin. Miss
on Vivienne's lips, tender
[Miss you too.
it all, covered
Oh, the drama!
At Griffin's house.
interspersed with her own research papers. She had refined her original concepts, heightening the
Vivienne arrived
was open,
stayed outside
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