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 it,

and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the

I right with my analysis?" Anna handed her

it. "Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like this, you'll crack

least middle-aged, but he's barely older than Husky!" Vivienne was

beside him. "Been

Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face

eyebrow-an elixir of

it! The previous dosage was

dashed into the lab, cluttered

the potion in Brody's hand, a new

"Ms. Vivienne, what does

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

a boom echoed from the

routine to the others—there was always a few per

some formulas, left them for Brody, and

Vivienne got a text

news from Griffin. Miss you. Hurry

smile played on Vivienne's lips, tender only

[Miss you too. On my

all,

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

documents lay before Griffin, all about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research papers. She had

and Vivienne

open, and they

stayed

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