Massimo knew this time he was going to cheer up Elena—and hopefully deepen their relationship at the same time. After all, this time, Massimo was tailoring his approach entirely to Elena.
The day Massimo began to first realize his affection for Elena was when they went shopping for suitable presents for Aria. And, if the frequency Elena wore her gifted blue blouse was any indication, Elena also had enjoyed that trip. Back then, Massimo had accidentally showered Elena with gifts and consequently grown closer to Elena.
So if Massimo did such things on purpose, Elena was sure to be pleased!
That was Massimo's guiding plan as he entered the shopping district once more with Elena. Of course, Elena hadn't been too receptive to gifts lately—which meant Massimo just needed to be more clever wit
