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,

the equipment Brian and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered

with my analysis?" Anna handed her

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

relief. Noticing Brody poring over diagrams, she commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely

him. "Been studying

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

elixir

up. "I've got it! The previous dosage was too low. A bit more, and the potion

into the lab, cluttered with

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

"Ms. Vivienne, what

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

boom echoed from the lab, followed by

the others—there was always a few per

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

way, Vivienne got

news from Griffin.

smile played on Vivienne's lips, tender only

replied: [Miss you too. On my

it all,

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

lay before Griffin, all about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research

and Vivienne

was open, and

Leopold stayed

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