Elsie's Pov
I stared at the email for so long that the words started to blur.
'Scholarship Review – Final Evaluation Pending.'
I shut my laptop and pressed my palms against my eyes. I couldn’t lose this scholarship. My mother wouldn't be able to afford even half of my tuition if I lost the scholarship. My stepfather wouldn’t offer to help and even if he did, I would rather drop out than accept his help.
Someone knocked at the door, jolting me out of my train of thoughts. I knew it was Adrian.
"Coming," I said and went to open the door for him.
He was standing there in a dark coat with an unreadable expression as always.
“Can I come in?” he asked.
I nodded and stepped aside for him to come in.
I still wasn’t used to him being in my space. For years, we had lived in the same
