Trapped in Chain Love
Real reason.

...It hurts to love someone you cannot have. He wanted to retreat, but once again his heart overcame the ego saying that they could not be together....

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Elise fell silent as soon as Benjamin finished speaking. She doesn't know what to give the answer to the question, her heart is overwhelmed with worry, choosing to continue her engagement to Julian or quit as her original goal.

If she was Elise who was once definitely the reddish-haired woman would not hesitate to say that she wanted to cancel her engagement, but her feelings had changed.

Now that Elise has fallen for Julian, she doesn't want to admit it but her attitude has changed.Honestly she doesn't want to cancel this engagement.

'But, is Julian like that?'

It would be sad if only Elise had the taste. She wants to be loved by Julian, but Elise knows Julian's love belongs only to Fiona and vice versa.

It hurts to love someone you cannot have. He wanted to retreat, but once again his heart overcame the ego saying that they could not be together.

"I don't know."

In the end, Elise answered. The answer was vague and gray, that was all he could say in response to Benjamin's question.

The man in his late forties chuckled. Thinking apparently his stubborn second son managed to seize the heart of Elise to make her worry like this.

"It's okay if you haven't found the answer. But, just so you know I didn't burden you and force you to get engaged to Julian." Benjamin paused his words for a moment. Elise looked at him straight, noticing Benjamin's shady and gentle eyes.

"Everyone of my sons doesn't matter, I just want to make you the daughter-in-law of this family. If you don't like Julian, maybe Lucas might be an option, right? Noise is too young to get married now, so I suggest you never pick my youngest son"

Elise's face was blushing red. Benjamin could have said that, he never thought of marrying Lucas at all.

The man was indeed his type, but now his heart was fixed on Julian.

"I don't think so."

Said Elise slowly. Benjamin laughed at the answer from her, it was funny to see Elise's reaction like this—without them noticing someone listening to their conversation.

Behind the shelf by the door, Lucas stood silently silent. He came there and intended to talk to his father, but he never thought he would end up listening to their conversation about Elise's engagement.

Maybe Lucas could be an option. Those words were embedded in his mind, making Lucas smile to himself.

"Maybe I have a chance"

He mumbled slowly. His hopes grew to become more, Lucas was willing to immediately blush on his love when he knew Elise already liked Julian at this time.

But, from the conversation of Benjamin and Elise he could get a little chance to himself progress to become the woman's life companion.

Lucas walks away, deciding to talk to his father next time because he doesn't want to be caught eavesdropping on his father and Elise.

"Do you like Julian?"

Benjamin asked Elise. Whatever the decision is most important is Elise's feelings.

Elise was a bit embarrassed to answer honestly, but it felt like if she were to lie now then she would not be able to speak honestly about her feelings later.

Elise gave a short nod then muttered saying 'yes' in a very slow tone, lucky that there were only the two of them there—so Elise's voice could be heard by Benjamin sitting opposite her.

Benjamin's smile never escaped. Since then he always displayed his friendly and shady face, making Elise not feel awkward to talk.

"Thank God. Your feelings are the most important. I'm not gonna force it if you don't like it,"

"Elise"

"Yes?"

"Do you know the reason for your engagement to Julian is because of what?"

Elise jerks. Why is Benjamin talking about this? Of course Elise knows.

He did not like to discuss the reason for their engagement.

Elise's silence made Benjamin understand. Ah—Gio said nothing else to Elise.

By his nature Benjamin knew that his old friend would not tell Elise the real reason, so Benjamin told Elise at this time.

"The reason for your engagement is the promise of the past"

Benjamin's words made Elise flinch. That's not what his father said.

"But my father didn't say anything about it"

"I knew. Gio must have told you that your engagement was because of her debt, right?"

Elise nodded slowly. That's what his father told him. The problem was debt, there was nothing else especially about the agreement in the past.

Benjamin leaned his body on the sofa. Due to Gio's incomplete message, she must explain everything to Elise.

"Notang is also the reason. The workers that Gio had taken so much profit that his company suffered such a huge loss, I helped him pay off that debt. But actually the main reason for your engagement to Julian was my return to Gio for his help in the past.

We experienced a lot of things. I promised her to make you a daughter-in-law and take good care of you, Gio agreed with that. That's why you're here now"

Benjamin ended his speech there. Elise is shocked to hear another truth of the reason why she is engaged to Julian.

"So, about me being used as a debt guarantee, is that true?"

Elise just wants to know the truth. Whether he was sold by his father, or it was just a lie that Gio did so that Elise would get engaged.

Benjamin shook his head in response. That means Elise is not made a guarantee by the father.

"That's just a lie Gio did. You are not at all a guarantee for the debt he has, Gio loves you too much so it is impossible for him to do it to his beloved daughter"

Elise's heart was racing. Her happy feelings were overflowing, she was not sold by her father, her father still loved her.

If there were no Benjamin, Elise would cry happily and go to see her father. Elise was happy with that fact, she regretted thinking badly of her father.

"Thank you, thank you for telling me this"

Elise thanked him sincerely. He missed his father.

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Thank God this story has finally reached eps 40s which means soon we will be separated from Elise and the princes (except Julian because I do not consider him a prince too)

Actually, this is not my story. The idea of this story is purely my brother's, so I just write it into a story while the ideas and characters are from my brother's thoughts.

So, sorry if your couple ran aground here and Elise ended up with a couple you didn't like。: ⁇ (;´∩`;):｡

Couple Nicolas X Elise I just ran aground.

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