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!"

his head. No

the equipment Brian and Brody had not

my analysis?" Anna handed her report

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

of relief. Noticing Brody poring over diagrams, she commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely older than Husky!" Vivienne was curious, too. Brody was pushing forty; how

sat beside him.

ago, I botched an

eyebrow-an elixir

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

lab, cluttered with

potion in Brody's

"Ms. Vivienne, what does he

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

boom echoed from the lab, followed by Brody's

the others—there was always

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

got a

Griffin. Miss

on Vivienne's lips, tender

[Miss you too.

it all, covered

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

interspersed with her own research papers. She had refined her original concepts, heightening the

Vivienne arrived

was open,

stayed outside

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