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 escaping

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

with my analysis?" Anna handed her

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

commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's

beside him. "Been studying anti-aging,

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

an eyebrow-an elixir of immortality

dosage was too

into the lab, cluttered with vials

pondering the potion in Brody's hand, a new

clueless, asked, "Ms. Vivienne, what does he

shook her head. "What he knows doesn't matter, but his

on cue, a boom echoed from the

to the others—there was always

left them for Brody, and took Anna

Vivienne got

Griffin. Miss you.

on Vivienne's lips, tender

[Miss you too. On

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 original concepts, heightening the

Vivienne arrived

was open, and

stayed outside as

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