Trapped in Chain Love
Attitude change.

...Elise herself was not expecting the change in the man's attitude. He suddenly apologized, let alone invite her to dinner together as a sign of his apology....

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The atmosphere in the Eldegar family home did not change directly, but little by little Elise's existence began to be accepted there.

After talking to Noise Julia became aware that all this time she had only curbed her youngest son's freedom by always arranging Noise to be as she wanted. Julia apologizes to her son, talking that she will never do it again and trying to listen to Noise's opinion.

Julia also knows that the incident happened because of Elise's interference. If it wasn't for her maybe Noise would have always harbored her feelings and complied with Julia's decision forcibly, it could have a devastating effect on Noise in the future.

Julia also thanked Elise, in addition to apologizing for all her actions that always treated Elise badly.

"I feel ashamed of myself, I'm sorry Elise"

Elise is shocked when she sees Julia who has a high ego apologizing to her, but Elise is still trying to forgive Julia and trying to make peace with her circumstances.

Although not explicitly but Julia began to often invite Elise to talk, whether it was when they passed each other or Julia deliberately invited Elise to shop— even if it happened Elise always asked for simple things, even if it happened, he doesn't like things that are too fancy.

Slowly Julia began to change her point of view on Elise. It turns out that he's not that bad, Elise is a good kid and knows manners.

"Why do you always take you away now?"

The one who asked was Julian. Elise, who was sitting in the garden behind the Eldegar house, looked at the man in a short shirt and long black pants.

"Isn't that good? Would you prefer it when I'm always humiliated by your mother?"

Elise's question was a success piercing Julian's heart. That's not the point, Julian just doesn't have a topic for him to talk to Elise about right now.

'But why would I want to talk to him?'

Julian himself did not know why. But, lately he felt jealous of his family who was close to Elise. Though he's her fiance but why is he the only one who is difficult to talk to Elise? Julian is currently questioning his status.

"*I don't think so. I'm just curious." *(I don't think so)

His feet moved closer to Elise. Julian sat down next to him, staring at the garden scenery he hadn't done in a long time. Since becoming CEO at his father's company, Julian has had no time to just sit in the park and enjoy the day.

He's just going to work, or take a walk with Fiona to the shopping. Well, he just accompanied her anyway because actually Julian felt uncomfortable when shopping constantly.

It was a waste but foolishly at that time he immediately bought whatever Fiona wanted, even though it was very expensive.

"By the way, why aren't you with Fiona?"

Elise asked briefly. It doesn't feel good to just be quiet without talking, which is why he also started the conversation with a topic that discusses Fiona— usually Julian is rarely seen at home because he is always with Fiona, because he is always with Fiona, but now Elise often saw him to make him a little curious.

"He's, it's hard to contact"

Answer's short. Julian wasn't lying, Fiona really couldn't be contacted since the projects in Japan ended. There are two possibilities why Fiona disappeared suddenly, first is she was afraid to be found out that she was the mastermind behind the problem of plagiarism Elise design and the problem of the loss of flash in Japan. Nicolas said this reason.

And the second reason was that Fiona had a problem that she could not tell Julian—the last reason was only the man's hope, that was, because Julian didn't want to think about the first reason even though Nicolas' words were most likely true.

"He left you?"

"No, maybe Fiona has a problem that she can't tell me"

"Hmm, that's."

Their conversation ended just like that brought on by an awkward and lonely atmosphere.

This time Julian's initiative started the conversation.

"S—as an apology from me, I'd like to take you to dinner later. Are you luang?"

Julian cursed himself for speaking nervously at the beginning, he should have said it out loud so that Elise would know she was serious.

Elise herself was not expecting the change in the man's attitude. He suddenly apologized, let alone invite her to dinner together as a sign of his apology. Did you eat wrong? That was probably the answer Elise would have said, but now she wouldn't have answered that.

"I'm free."

He accepts. The next night they go together, riding in the same car at Julian's invitation to her. That day Julian was really like everyone else, he rarely acted infuriatingly on Elise.

"I'm sorry, I can only treat you in a simple place"

Julian. She looked at Elise who was eating her dinner, casually Elise smiled knotfully.

"No problem. This place is great,"

'I could have forgotten that my ATM was confiscated by my father!'

He forgot the important thing if now his financial condition is not as rich as before. Julian only relied on his personal savings, and it was reduced by half because of the bill from Fiona's groceries that came to him.

The other money he could not take because his entire fortune had already been frozen by Benjamin. Julian has to find another job tomorrow, so his life can come back.

After all—he doesn't know if his father will return all his money or not, so it's better to have a job now than to be unemployed.

"But you don't mind eating in this ordinary place? Don't you like fancy places?"

His hand took a tissue to clean the corners of his dirty lips. Elise spoke informally to Julian now. Request from the man, he said it's okay to talk casually to him outside of work hours.

Julian's not his boss anymore.

"I don't have much trouble with it. It's just, Fiona always wanted to eat at the most luxurious restaurant so I just obeyed what she wanted."

Julian was honest. While eating the food he ordered, Elise noticed him.

The man had no problem with his place of eating, as long as it was clean and hygienic he wanted it even in a small restaurant or not famous.

During this time he equated his appetite with Fiona, which is why Julian rarely ate in ordinary places and always came to fancy restaurants.

Julian looked up, his gaze met with Elise's green eyes which apparently were still watching Julian from earlier. Elise immediately turned her face to the side, feeling embarrassed and clumsy because she was caught paying attention.

Funny reaction. Julian chuckled amusedly looking at her.

"There's a sauce stain on your cheek"

Julian said as he pointed towards his own cheeks.

"really?"

Elise immediately took a tissue and wiped her cheek, but the sauce had not gone because Elise had cleaned the wrong place.

"Not that, right there."

"This?"

Elise's hand did not touch her stain. Maybe because of the shame so Elise more clumsy and somewhat misbehaved, if not so it was definitely a sauce stain on her cheek disappeared since then.

Because of the anxiety, Julian finally took over. He pulled out a piece of tissue, then cleaned the sauce stains on Elise's cheeks clean.

"For a long time, but only there you know the stain of the sauce"

Elise's face was blushing red. He lowered his head, staring at his trembling hands and his hot body. Though the night was quite cold, but Elise felt that she was in the middle of summer.

"Thank you"

Julian who had just realized his actions immediately withdrew. He sat quietly while staring in any direction, anything but staring at Elise's face in front of him because right now it felt like he could not afford to look at the woman's greenish iris.

She still had doubts about her feelings for Elise. Meanwhile, Julian is waiting for Fiona to return, and if Fiona really disappears without telling him again, can she choose Elise?

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Forgive me for missing for one Week with no word on you(╥_╥)

The cliche scene darkens the lips of a couple who get smudged either it's sauce or soy sauce but I like that cliche scene.·´ ̄`(>▂<)´ ¡`·.

The up schedule has been replaced because I take a day off on Mondays and Fridays.

Thanks for stopping by and reading.

Sorry if there's a word that typo.