**Olivia POV

When my classes were done for the day, I was half expecting Ellis to show up again. He wasn’t outside the university. He wasn’t at my apartment either, and there were no new gifts. I was a little disappointed. Had he given up already?

I really thought Ellis would have put more effort into winning me over and proving himself. He never backed down from a challenge, as far as I could tell.

It wasn’t until the next day at lunch time that he showed up again. ...