Trapped in Chain Love
Jealousy?

...Elise didn't notice. Julian's face that left looks flushed with embarrassment, he automatically asked about today on Elise earlier, when usually he was never curious about anything the woman did....

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"The roads are so exciting! Thank you for accompanying me, Nicolas"

Elise spoke cheerfully as she walked hand in hand with Nicolas beside her. Elise's happy and happy face seems to rub off on the man, the proof is that Nicolas is smiling.

"No problem. If you want, I can accompany you again next time" He offered graciously, not minding at all if you have to accompany Elise at a later time.

"I'll be very troublesome for you later. Thanks for the offer!"

It feels good to be able to release fatigue from a busy job during the week, Elise is quite satisfied to be shopping and walk until afternoon—lucky no schedule that Sunday, no schedule that Sunday, therefore they can relax without thinking about having to go home to the hotel early.

Arriving in front of the hotel room, Elise remembered something. He bought an object for Nicolas as a token of gratitude without the man's knowledge, so now he thought it was the right time to give it to him.

"What's this?"

Nicolas stared at the gift package that Elise gave— suddenly and suddenly.the size is small, with a red velvet gift paper.

"Gift for you. As a token of my gratitude,"

The gift was received by Nicolas, and Elise went straight to her room without waiting for a reply from the man.

Seeing Elise's behavior like that made her giggle amusedly. Apparently Elise was embarrassed and finally left Nicolas looking at her with a wry smile.

"I'll open it later."

Then Nicolas went into his room. With pleasure and heart palpitations.

"It's a shame to give Nicolas a gift, but I have to give it!"

Elise recalled her disrespectful behavior. Straight away without waiting for Nicolas's answer, it felt like he was forcing the man to accept a gift from him—but actually Elise was just embarrassed to hear an answer from Nicolas, especially if she opened a gift from him right then and there.

'All I can give you is a watch, I don't know anything about Nicolas'

The watch he saw in the storefront looked beautiful, because it felt suitable for use by Nicolas Elise also bought it without a second thought. He did not know whether the glasses guy liked it or not, but Elise hoped Nicolas could take it well.

He let out a short sigh, opened the shoes he was wearing then walked towards the sofa. Very tired of walking all day, they visited quite a lot of places for half a day to make his legs ache.

"Ugh, so tired of—"

Elise stopped talking as she heard Julian's voice from inside. The man was like talking to someone, Elise sure that he called Fiona— guessed from the soft and loving tone of speech, only to Fiona he did that.

He was silent behind the door, not wanting to disturb Julian who had not finished talking to Fiona there—forced, Elise so listen to their conversation.

"I'm fine, yes, I sent you yesterday, you had fun with mom?, Okay, we can take a vacation together later, after I get home from here, yes, see you next Sunday, see you next week, i'm yours. Haha, love you so much babe"

"When did you eavesdrop on Elise Anderson?"

Elise flinched behind the door because she was caught stealing Julian's talk. He turned around and approached Julian there.

"I'm not eavesdropping. You're on the phone, I just don't want to bother you"

Julian rolled his eyes lazily. It just sounded like an excuse to Julian, but somehow he had no desire to scold Elise.

"So, what have you been doing all day? I'll be home very late in the afternoon?"

He wrapped his hands together in his chest, looking at Elise with a gaze demanding an answer made the reddish-haired woman surprised because Julian was not usually curious about what he was doing.

"Have you hit something?"

Spontaneous Elise asked so. He closed his mouth with his own hand, only to realize his strange question.

"Forget it. Hurry up, we still have unfinished work" Julian paused his words for a moment "And you slept on the couch again today." Then he left a silent Elise with a face looking at him in disbelief.

'It's good for a minute!'

He thought Julian had changed, but it turned out that he was still as annoying as ever.

Elise didn't notice. Julian's face that left looks flushed with embarrassment, he automatically asked about today on Elise earlier, when usually he was never curious about anything the woman did.

'As much as he wants to go home late in the afternoon or not, why did I ask earlier!?'

Julian doesn't understand himself. Today, he does a lot of things outside of his usual habits.

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"Elise-san, do you want to go home now?"

Riko Tachibana, Elise's new friend in Japan asked in a soft tone to Elise who was still sitting at work, the clock was showing the time to go home but Elise did not get up from the chair.

Riko Tachibana is one of her co-workers who can speak English, which is why Elise does not have to bother using her poor Japanese skills.

"Is that? Elise-san spirit! I'm going home first, ja ne's eyes!"

"See you later Riko-san"

The short conversation ended. Elise leaned her body on the chair, slightly stretching her stiff body from sitting there for too long.

His eyes looked at the glass. The view of Osaka at night, with cherry blossoms along the street looks different from New York or Boston.

"I need to get to this right away"

Elise was worried. He was afraid of a mistake tomorrow, which is why he decided to check all things so that there was no shortage in their presentation later.

He again checked the documents on the computer, read everything at a glance to make his eyes feel sleepy. Elise was too tired today, but she forced herself to work late.

The work room there was even quiet, there didn't seem to be many people still in the office.

"It's so sleepy."

Elise began to yawn, she folded her hands on the table and made it a sleeping pillow while her eyes closed and went into the dream world.

Remember about Elise who easily sleeps soundly when it's attached to something? He will not notice someone approaching when he is asleep, so he does not know that Nicolas is approaching him at this time.

"I guess you're still here"

She was done with her work and decided to take Elise home to the hotel together, but she fell asleep with the computer screen on.

Actually, it wasn't just once Nicolas found Elise like this. While in New York, Elise often work overtime and sleep in the office.

"You'll have neck pain if you sleep like this Elise" he said briefly.

He sat down next to Elise, using someone else's chair there. His eyes pay attention to the mistress, very soundly lulled in a dream even though with an uncomfortable sleeping position.

Nicolas wants to wake Elise up, but he can't bear to because it looks like Elise looks so tired and sleepy so he should at least do something else now.

Her hands took off the brown coat she was wearing, she made her coat a blanket for the sleeping Elise.

A satisfied smile was imprinted on his face. Elise wouldn't be cold even if she slept there.

"Good sleep Elise"

The short kiss he gave on Elise's forehead. Only a time like this could he do it—maybe, later Nicolas could do it when Elise came to her senses as well, but it didn't seem like she had the courage for it.

'Not yet, I can't do it'

As long as Elise still has the stigma of Julian's 'fiance', she has not been able to show her love for Elise.

Nicolas will wait. He would wait until Elise could be his, until Julian completely released Elise completely.

Nicolas went from there. He wants to buy warm coffee first to give to Elise when the woman wakes up later.

Because the illumination was not very bright, Nicolas was unaware of it. Near the office door, Julian stood with a hand carrying a still slightly steaming warm coffee.

Actually Julian had already come first, but he stayed there when he saw Nicolas approaching Elise. He also saw all the things Nicolas did to Elise, all of them, until a kiss on the forehead and a warm smile.

'It's just that I'm worried about him'

Julian's leaving soon. He threw the coffee in the trash, left the office and went home to the hotel.

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