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

Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the mystery

with my

next time you encounter a toxin like this, you'll crack

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

beside him. "Been

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

dosage was

the lab,

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

asked, "Ms. Vivienne, what

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

cue, a boom echoed from the

routine to the others—there was always a

left them for Brody, and took Anna

way, Vivienne got

Griffin. Miss

smile played on Vivienne's lips, tender only for

replied: [Miss you too. On my

witnessing it all, covered

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

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

and Vivienne arrived

open, and they

stayed outside as

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