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

not

right with my

"Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like

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,

him. "Been studying

ago, I botched an

eyebrow-an elixir of immortality

previous dosage was too low.

dashed into the lab, cluttered with vials

potion in

"Ms. Vivienne, what

her head. "What he knows doesn't

from the lab, followed by Brody's

others—there was always

some formulas, left them for Brody, and took

way, Vivienne got a text from

from Griffin. Miss you.

on Vivienne's lips, tender only

[Miss you

all,

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

with her own research papers. She had refined her original

Vivienne

door was open, and they

Leopold stayed

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