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, after

not wrecked, Anna deciphered the mystery of iced

my analysis?"

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

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

him.

I botched an experiment, face full of

raised an eyebrow-an elixir of immortality by

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

the lab, cluttered with vials

in Brody's hand, a

asked, "Ms. Vivienne, what

doesn't matter, but

a boom echoed from

the others—there was always a

some formulas, left them

the way, Vivienne got a text from

from Griffin. Miss you. Hurry

on Vivienne's

replied: [Miss you too. On

witnessing it all, covered her

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

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

Vivienne

was open, and

and Leopold stayed

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