The Million-Dollar Heart

In an instant, Brody's mind raced with countless ways to make a break for it, his feet itching to bolt.

Unfortunately for him, in Vivienne's grasp, there was no chance of escape.

"Blowing up my lab now, huh? Living a little too comfortably these days, aren't we?" Vivienne said, her grip firm on Brody's shoulder, patting his head like he was a naughty puppy.

Brody glared at Vivienne and retorted, "Cut me some slack, Specter Healer! I was just experimenting!"

"You've got some nerve!" Vivienne raised her hand, poised to strike again.

A real man knows when to fold. Brody, raising his hands to his ears, shouted, "Okay, okay, I was wrong!"

Only then did Vivienne relax her stance.

On the sidelines, Karen chuckled. "You must be Brody, right?"

Hearing her, Brody shot Karen an impatient look, "Yes, and who might you be? Have we met..."

He took a closer look at Karen and realized something about her face seemed familiar. Suddenly, his eyes widened in recognition. "It's you! You're Evelyn!"

Vivienne was taken aback, not expecting Brody to know her mother.

Karen just smiled at Brody, her gaze filled with an enigmatic meaning as she stepped forward and gently placed her hand on his shoulder. "Still as impolite as ever, huh? Don't you know how to greet your master properly?"

As she finished her words, a sharp pain shot through Brody's shoulder, causing him to buckle under her grip.

Vivienne was even more surprised.

Since when had her mother become Brody's master?

But Brody was wise enough to know when to give in. He wailed, "Master, I'm sorry! I was wrong!"

"You're sorry? Stealing my research papers, running off with lab secrets, do you think a simple apology is enough?" Karen's gaze was fierce, her grip tightening.

Brody's body was nearly doubled over, powerless to resist, like a lamb in the grip of a lioness.

your disciple?" Vivienne asked with

surprise, "Mom? You two are mother and daughter! No wonder I couldn't just

bit of guidance, he was able to unlock some pretty deep medical mysteries. It's just a shame his mind's always on the crooked

seemed to have a knack for things that align

show, with no intention of intervening

with a gloomy expression, "Vivienne, I've got something to tell you. Can you-can your mom... my dear

this, Vivienne finally spoke up leisurely. "Mom, let

her grip, having no real intention of harming

shoulder. "No wonder this lab looked so familiar. I couldn't beat you because you're mother and daughter. It's

Karen here, Brody would never have remembered that before he became 'Brody,' he had interned in a lab just like

name of Evelyn. She was busy with her own

talent, she had given

young man would

he would run into

gave

ask your mom? Wasn't this what she was

his experience in Karen's lab, and back then,

trio moved into another lab, one Brody was responsible for his

to keep his potion experiments separate to

thing has a mind of its own. It keeps changing direction with every bit of progress we make. It's devouring the old

and Karen crouched before the potion

now it seemed that those effects were merely a

was like a self-healing

thing keeps giving me surprises

previously discovered the potion's healing properties and found them odd. But now, this reaction was even

researching that could

Vivienne was deeply puzzled.

in the world has a dual nature, saving or taking lives at the flick of an

diluted, could become life-saving

a pinch of