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, after

Brian and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the mystery of iced

right with my analysis?" Anna handed

time you encounter a toxin like this, you'll crack

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.

beside him. "Been studying

not look up. "Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face full of it. Woke up

eyebrow-an elixir of

"I've got it! The previous dosage was too low.

the lab,

in Brody's hand, a new

"Ms. Vivienne, what

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

cue, a boom echoed from the lab, followed by

to the others—there was always a

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

the way, Vivienne got a text

from Griffin.

smile 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 concepts, heightening

and Vivienne arrived

open, and

and Leopold stayed outside as

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