Accidental Chemistry Chapter 1

I was in a serious long-distance relationship with a guy I met online.

Finally, we decided it was time to meet up in person.

But when I arrived at the restaurant, the guy holding the rose bouquet at our designated table was my older brother!

Well, my stepbrother, to be exact.

In that split second, my entire world shattered.

Before he could spot me, I crouched behind a decorative planter, pulled out my phone, and sent him a text with shaking hands:

【I don’t think this is going to work. We should break up.】

As the heir to a massive real estate empire, he had never been dumped before. Certainly not during his very first attempt at romance.

He completely fell apart. For days, he just stayed in his room, totally devastated.

I finally couldn’t take it anymore. I walked into his room and snapped at him, "Look, it’s just a breakup. Could you please pull yourself together?!"

During our argument, his thumb accidentally hit the call button on his chatting app.

The next second, the ringtone inside my pocket blast through the room, deafeningly loud.

My brother slowly lifted his head. "...What?"

Me: "..."

Silence was the only thing left in that room.

* * *

I’d been seeing this guy online using a burner account for a while now.

From what I could tell, he was sweet, loaded, and fit—basically the perfect golden retriever boyfriend type.

The only mystery left was what he actually looked like. Other than that, he hit every single one of my specific preferences perfectly.

We had finally agreed to meet up tomorrow.

I was incredibly nervous about this first date. I’d been standing in front of my closet for over half an hour, trying to decide on an outfit, still completely lost.

Ding-ding!

My phone went off. It was him.

BugsBunny: 【Bunny baby~ Tomorrow is finally the big day! I’m so excited!】

My screen name was Miss Bunny, so he decided to call himself Bugs Bunny.

I giggled, grabbing my phone and flopping onto the bed. He sent three more messages in rapid succession:

【I am unfathomably excited to see you!!!】

【Are you excited? Are you?】

【Baby, you definitely want to see me right now too, don’t you?】

I could practically feel his hyperactive energy radiating through the screen.

Of course, I was excited. This was my first real relationship, and since we’d been talking online for over a year, I had real feelings for him.

But seeing how cute he was being, I got a sudden wicked urge to tease him a bit, just to see how he’d react.

Miss Bunny: 【Hmm~ Actually, I’m not that excited.】

After I sent that, the other side went silent for a long time.

I had no idea what he was doing.

Could I have actually upset him?!

I hurriedly opened the text box, ready to explain that I was joking.

Ding-ding!

Suddenly, he sent a photo.

It was a shirtless photo of his abs, from the neck down.

He was leaning back on a dark leather couch, his discarded black dress shirt thrown carelessly over one corner, revealing smooth, defined muscles.

The most eye-catching part was his perfect six-pack. He looked seriously in shape.

I stared at the screen, my heart doing backflips in my chest.

He sent a casual follow-up message:

【Baby, how about now? Are you excited to see me yet?】

He was smart, I’ll give him that. He knew exactly what worked on me.

Miss Bunny: 【EXCITED!!! Just wait until I see you. I’m going to kiss you to death.】