The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 453

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!”

Brian scratched his head. No escaping it, after all.

equipment Brian and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered the mystery of

am I right with my analysis?” Anna

skimmed it. “Yep, next time you encounter a toxin like this,

over diagrams, she commented, “I expected an old man, at least middle-aged,

Brody was pushing forty; how

him.

in mouth, did not look up. “Nope. Fifteen years ago, I

raised an eyebrow—an elixir

Brody looked up. “I’ve got it! The previous dosage was too

into the lab,

potion in Brody’s hand,

asked, “Ms. Vivienne, what does

he knows doesn’t matter, but his

a boom echoed from the

routine to the others—there was always

some formulas, left them for

got a text

news from Griffin. Miss

Vivienne’s lips, tender

replied: [Miss you

all, covered

Oh, the drama!

…

At Griffin’s house.

before Griffin, all about a

refined her original concepts, heightening

and Vivienne

was open, and they

Leopold stayed outside

in pajamas, didn’t look up. “This is what I’ve figured out. Take a

expert work, a quick sketch of the

the bomb’s

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