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 escaping it,
the equipment Brian and Brody had not wrecked,
am I right with my analysis?"
encounter a toxin like this, you'll crack
man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely older than Husky!" Vivienne was curious, too. Brody was pushing forty; how was he
him. "Been studying
"Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face full
raised an eyebrow-an elixir of
looked up. "I've got it! The previous dosage was too low. A
lab,
pondering the potion in Brody's
asked, "Ms. Vivienne, what
shook her head. "What he knows doesn't
cue, a boom echoed from the lab, followed by
explosions were routine to the others—there was
down some formulas, left them for Brody,
the way, Vivienne got a
Griffin.
played on Vivienne's lips, tender
you
it all, covered
Oh, the drama!
At Griffin's house.
bomb, interspersed with her own research papers. She had refined her original
Vivienne
was open, and
Leopold stayed outside as
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