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

the equipment Brian and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered

Vivienne, am I right with my analysis?" Anna handed her report

"Yep, next time you encounter a

sigh 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!"

him. "Been

ago, I

raised an eyebrow-an elixir of

up. "I've got it! The previous dosage was too

the lab, cluttered with vials

potion in Brody's

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

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

cue, a boom echoed from the lab, followed

others—there was always a few per

formulas, left them for Brody, and took Anna

the way, Vivienne got a text

from Griffin. Miss

on Vivienne's lips, tender only for

you too.

it all, covered her

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

documents lay before Griffin, all about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research

and Vivienne

door was open,

and Leopold stayed outside

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