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 escaping it,

not wrecked, Anna

am I right with my analysis?"

you encounter a

breathed 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!" Vivienne was curious, too. Brody was pushing forty; how was he

him. "Been

not look up. "Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face full

eyebrow-an elixir

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

dashed into the lab, cluttered with vials

pondering the potion in Brody's hand, a

clueless, asked, "Ms. Vivienne,

he knows doesn't matter, but his test

a boom echoed from the lab, followed by

explosions were routine to the others—there was

down some formulas, left them for Brody, and

Vivienne got a text from

from Griffin. Miss

played on Vivienne's lips,

[Miss you too. On my

witnessing it all,

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

about a new bomb, interspersed with her own

and Vivienne arrived

was open, and

stayed outside as

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