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

had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the mystery of

with my analysis?" Anna handed

"Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like this,

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 was he so

beside him.

Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face

raised an eyebrow-an elixir of immortality by

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

into the lab, cluttered with vials of

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

clueless, asked, "Ms. Vivienne, what

knows doesn't matter, but his

on cue, a boom echoed from the

the others—there was

jotted down some formulas, left them for Brody, and

got a

Griffin. Miss you. Hurry

Vivienne's lips,

you too.

all, covered

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

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

and Vivienne

was open, and

Leopold stayed

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