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,

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

I right with my analysis?"

you encounter

old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely older

sat beside him.

up. "Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face full of it.

elixir of

dosage was too low. A

the lab, cluttered with

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

Vivienne, what does

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

on cue, a boom echoed from the lab, followed by Brody's

were routine to the others—there

jotted down some formulas, left them for Brody, and

the way, Vivienne got a text

news from Griffin. Miss

smile played on Vivienne's lips, tender only

you too. On

witnessing it all, covered

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

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

Vivienne arrived

open,

and Leopold stayed

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