Trapped in Chain Love
It's my fault

...Lucas laughed at Elise's reply. Of course so, Elise's gaze showed no other feelings than respect and admiration—there was no love there, she knew that....

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Elise cut the cake in front of him with no interest, her mind drifted to the problem earlier while her body was stuck in the cafe she found in front of the cherry tree.

She shouldn't have left so straight away, let alone Elise still having work to do.

'Oh yeah, I'm the troublemaker so meetings with investors are going to be messed up right now'

Elise was suddenly upset when she remembered the incident at the hotel. Julian could have directly accused and fired him, even though for one week he was the most know how hard Elise tried in projects that—even they work together and getting closer, he said, did only Elise think so?

And also, how did Fiona get the footage when she called with Hana? Moreover, he got a recording during a conversation that invited misunderstandings, as if it was intentional to knock Elise there.

'Yes, right. It's my fault'

Elise drowned her face in the folds of the hand she made as a pillow, if the situation was like this she would not be able to sleep even if she stuck her head on something. Elise was too anxious to think about the problem.

'Do I have to go back to the hotel?'

Wasn't it embarrassing when he was already expelled but still back there? After all—Julian himself fired himself, therefore there was no reason Elise to join them at the hotel. Well, even though Elise had to give up some things she didn't have time to take there, and even if Elise came back she was embarrassed.

'Fiona must be laughing happily now.'

From the beginning, Elise realizes that Fiona does not like her and is eager to take down Elise. His efforts have been achieved with the exit of Elise from the company, now Fiona can monopolize Julian's affection again without being disturbed by the Elise he is wary of.

'Why should this happen to me?'

This humiliation, this pain and this regret made him cramped. Could Elise feel close to Julian so that Julian will not be consumed by Fiona's tricks to knock him down, if there was Nicolas was the guy in glasses would also side with Fiona? The three of them were friends and Elise was just someone present in her life not too long ago.

Perhaps, Nicolas would also side with Fiona.

Elise still remembered Julian's voice that snapped at her. The sharp and cold gaze felt foreign, maybe when other feelings had not yet grown in the heart he felt that it was okay to be treated like this.

But now everything is different. Elise had already fallen in love with the man in this short amount of time, so that look of friendlessness made her heart crumble for a moment.

He shouldn't have hoped, he should have just given up. Their only engagement is theatrics, and Julia's madam will pair Julian with the fiona she loves so much. From the beginning there was no place for Elise in Julian's heart.

"I thought I saw it wrong, but there really is an angel here?"

A male voice sounded near Elise. ah, why when her mood was in such a rage was she even teased by a foreign man? Moreover, Elise was not fluent in Japanese to ask him to just leave from there!

Elise let out a long sigh, with a somewhat messy face she looked up only to advise the man with the most polite English he could so that he would not be disturbed that day, but how surprised he was when he saw the figure of the man beside him.

"Sister Lucas!?"

Elise somewhat cried out in surprise, making some people look at her. He immediately apologized, then Lucas laughed to see Elise's behavior that he thought was funny.

"Shocked? Me either. I think it's a weird fate, I could've found you in my friend's cafe"

Lucas explained briefly. She looked at Elise's reddened and slightly swollen eyes, like she had finished crying with her not-so-groomed hair.

Instantly the peaceful expression on Lucas' face vanished, replaced with a worried face.

"What's going on?"

Elise fell silent. He thought Lucas wouldn't notice it, but it turned out that Lucas was more sensitive than he knew.

It's not good to say that she's just been fired and her one-handed love just breaks down, because being reluctant to tell a story Elise ends up in silence and turns her face away from Lucas's gaze.

Lucas understands that Elise still doesn't want to say the problem, but he feels hurt because it means Elise doesn't trust Lucas too much for a story.

Lucas doesn't want to force him, he'll just wait until Elise says what's going on.

"Hmm, I'll treat you to it"

Lucas said spontaneously, he sat in front of Elise and called the waiter.

"No need! I can pay for it myself!"

Elise tried to resist. He feels bad if treated, let alone eat a little if you are sick of—Elise is the type of jaim woman who when seen by others eat a little, eat a little, but if alone a portion of five people he can eat alone.

Her face flushed in embarrassment looking at the food wrappers and empty dishes in front of the depleted Elise, in fact she spent quite a lot of cake at the cafe. Elise's intention is to eat again, but if there is Lucas, it feels like her self-esteem as a woman will be hurt.

Lucas did not mind. She likes Elise no matter what the situation, even Elise who eats a lot looks funny in the eyes of the man—makes her want to support—eh.

Lucas had no intention of receiving a rejection from Elise, after seeing her smiling expression made it difficult for Elise to refuse? He's not feeling good then.

"Thank you"

Elise said briefly. Finally got what Lucas gave me. The man smiled triumphantly, his hands outstretched allowing Elise's dangling hair bangs to block one side of his face.

"You're such a mess, like a breakup."

Lucas says it with his true mischievous and joking intentions, but Elise's shocked and nervous reaction makes her have to take it seriously? The first perpetrator Lucas thought was Julian and the last perpetrator was Julian.

This must be Julian's fault.

"I've also felt bad for love"

Cursed Lucas, he read the menu that the waiter finally gave him there. Elise was surprised— looked at Lucas with a look of disbelief, yes it is hard to believe that a figure like Lucas had ever felt a breakup.

"Seriously?"

Elise asked briefly, only to turn off the hearing went well. Lucas chuckled, not expecting Elise to doubt what she was saying.

Though Elise is the main culprit who makes her upset because of love.

"Yes, but I don't give up just like that." Lucas paused his speech for a moment, he looked at Elise straight towards her beautiful green eyes—ah, apparently one Sunday did not see Elise make his love develop even further, he couldn't let Julian continue to treat Elise this way, but it was too soon for him to offer himself to the mistress.

"I'll express my feelings to that woman later, hopefully we can be together."

Elise nodded briefly. He supports the desire of Lucas was grateful because Lucas found the figure he loved, he became curious about the figure.

"I'm sure he'll love Lucas's brother"

Lucas chuckled small.

"Hahaha, really?"

"Yes! I like Lucas' brother too."

Lucas flinched, a second later his face flushed out but Elise immediately finished her unfinished remarks earlier—she didn't want any misunderstanding between herself and Lucas, she said, he thinks Lucas must be uncomfortable because of his words that sound like love statements.

"T—of course as a sister to her brother! Haha,"

Lucas laughed at Elise's reply. Of course so, Elise's gaze showed no other feelings than respect and admiration—there was no love there, she knew that.

But because he knew it was getting sicker.

"Yes, of course. I love you too"

"Thank you"

'I love you so much'

Lucas swallowed his last words for himself, he was unwilling to surprise Elise. The waiter brought their ordered food, eventually the two men chatted at the cafe and Elise could forget about her problem for a moment.

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Forgive me for new up ⁇ ⁇ , ⁇ .

I was supposed to be up Friday, but three days later I had a fever and only got treatment yesterday. Now Alhamdulillah is almost healed, wb also attacked me because of pain and do not hold hp three days (╥_╥)

Thanks to you who have been waiting for this story, I am very grateful ( ⁇ ╭╮ ⁇ ) ⁇ until someone calls up anyway:')

For the next I will be up three days in one week. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY.

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