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!"
scratched his head. No escaping
had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the mystery of
Vivienne, am I right with my
"Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like this,
commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely older
sat beside him. "Been studying
"Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face full of it. Woke up looking like
raised an eyebrow-an elixir of immortality by
it! The previous dosage was too low. A
the lab, cluttered with
the potion in Brody's hand,
asked, "Ms. Vivienne,
shook her head. "What he knows doesn't matter,
on cue, a boom echoed from the
routine to the others—there was always
formulas, left them for Brody, and took
Vivienne got a text from
news from Griffin. Miss you.
smile played on Vivienne's lips,
replied: [Miss you too.
witnessing it all, covered her
Oh, the drama!
At Griffin's house.
all about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research papers. She had refined her original concepts, heightening the
and Vivienne arrived
door was open,
stayed outside
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