All Chapters of Unwritten chemistry in his eyes: Chapter 21 - Chapter 26

The lab was silent except for the steady hum of the machines. It was late—much later than I should've stayed. But the work needed to be finished, and the stillness made it easier to focus. At least, that was what I told myself.I didn’t realize Daniel was still here until I heard the faint shuffle of papers across the room. I glanced up, startled to see him at his desk, sleeves rolled up, leaning over a set of reports. The dim overhead light cast shadows along his sharp features, making him seem even more distant—and yet, not at all.Why was he still here?He noticed me staring.“Still here?” he turned to me and asked, his tone quieter than usual, even….a little bit emotional, lacking its usual authority.I quickly looked away, focusing on the samples in front of me.“Yeah. Just finishing up some things.”Daniel closed the folder he was reading and leaned back in his chair. For a moment, he said nothing, only watching me.“You work too hard,” he said finally, his voice softer—almost c

The morning started like any other. I tried to lose myself in the routine of setting up experiments, focusing on the samples in front of me. But it was impossible to ignore the tension still lingering from the past few days. My mind replayed fragments of conversations I’d overheard and the heavy silence that followed Daniel’s defense of me. I thought I could escape it for a while. That was until I saw her.The woman in the pub I saw last time. She was waiting for me near the lift on the ground floor when I went to go downstairs grab a quick coffee. Her polished appearance and cool smile immediately set me on edge. She wasn’t supposed to be here. "You must be Maggie," she greeted, her tone was too sweet to feel genuine. "Do you have a moment?" I hesitated, my instincts screaming at me to walk away. But I forced a polite smile and nodded. "Of course." Lauren gestured to a quieter corner of the corridor, away from the lift. "My name is Lauren. I just wanted to have a quick word, wo

It was one of those days where everything seemed to go wrong.The lab felt quieter than usual, but not in a comforting way. Liam was off, which left me juggling more tasks than I was prepared for. I told myself I could handle it, but the weight of everything pressed down harder with each passing hour.By mid-morning, I’d already made small mistakes in an experiment. A few samples got messed up with their IDs. What was even worse was--I dumped a few samples that supposed to be the correct ones I wanted.What I could do was to dig the bin. Luckily, it was not too full.I could feel my cheek was heating. Olivia, of course, noticed.“Careful there, Maggie,” she said lightly, her voice dripping with feigned concern. “Wouldn’t want to mess up something important.”I didn’t respond, forcing myself to focus on the re-set of the experiment. But her words lingered, weaving into the ever-growing knot of stress in my chest.By lunchtime, my phone buzzed with a message from my mother.If you’re no