Roxanne, Lucian, and Colby stood next to the lab counter.

“Dr. Galloway, Mr. Damaris isn’t here today, so please conduct the experiment with me.”

Done with all the preparations, Roxanne glanced over her shoulder at Colby, who was standing at the side.

Colby had a feeling that something was off about the experiment that day. He was downright reluctant deep within, but he could only bite the bullet and concur so that he wouldn’t appear even more suspicious. Stepping forward, he walked over to Roxanne.

As Roxanne went about the experiment, she uttered, “You should be clear about the steps for this experiment, so I’m not going to repeat them. I merely want to see where exactly things went wrong.”

Colby flashed her a forced smile. “Okay, I’ll do my best.”

Without looking at him, Roxanne vaguely muttered an acknowledgment.

She wasn’t sure whether it was her mind playing tricks on her, but after that brief interaction, she found his reaction seemingly strange.

Consequently, she became very distracted throughout the experiment.

to the segment where the

smoke billowed out from the flask as it did the other

side with her eyes lowered, rendering her

to speak, he glimpsed her suddenly

the couple looked at each other,

expression of her emotions, and a wave of

understand the experiment far better! So why? Why is she asking him for help? Come to think of it, they also came to the research

Argh! I might have accidentally benefitted

instantly displaced the guilt within him. The leash he kept on his expression slipped

turned back, she was greeted by his

reflexively called out,

acquainted, she had only known him for always being gentle and elegant. That was

jolted back to reality. The baleful expression on his face disappeared in the blink of an

parted, but her heart was so

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