A Graduation Gift

Chapter 62 The Storm

A heavy silence permeated the elevator. Cassandra glanced at the redness spreading over Rufus' hand, and felt her heart squeeze in pain.

She tried to keep the tears in her eyes from running down her face.

"Rufus… You… You asshole!"

The words burst from her. She struggled to get her emotions under control, barely noticing that her fingernails were dug into her palms. Her voice trembled with emotion.

Her reaction made Rufus's face soften.

He looked away from her, wanting to conceal the swirl of emotions in his nebulous eyes.

Each droplet of tears that escaped from her eyes splashed straight onto his heart.

His heart became heavier and heavier.

As soon as the lift doors opened, Cassandra rushed out. After a second Rufus realized that she was heading not toward the carpark, but towards the exit.

While he stood there stunned, Cassandra disappeared into the heavy rain.

He dashed to the main gate, but Cassandra was nowhere to be seen.

The swirling sky above him, was dark as ink. A traffic light stood out in the storm, a beacon in the night.

He stood for a second, and then spun back toward the carpark. Climbed into his car, he sped out of the building right away.

The car seared through the thundering weather; the wipers screeching hopelessly against the downpour. He peered through the rain, barely able to see the road. He had no idea how he would find Cassandra.

But Rufus was determined. Slowly, he circled around the block, driving back and forth for some time before finally spotting a bedraggled woman at the corner of the street.

She was huddled under a ledge outside of a darkened shop. The ledge barely kept the rain from her, with water lashing at her on either side.

As he parked the car and leapt out of the door, he saw her sitting on haunches and staring blankly at the rain.

He ripped his coat off and covered her with it.

He crouched down and put his arms around her, almost flinching as he felt how cold and drenched she was.

"What were you thinking? Do you know how severe this typhoon is?"

The rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped the

that she had heard him. The tears streaming out of

was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to escape pushed her forward.

getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining

were soaked and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her flesh and

to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus,

And she couldn't go back either. Cassandra kept running.

she tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered

blue they were turning, and her body

about the cold when she ran out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some

rain, but why did the sight of him not fill her with

saw the frightened look on Cassandra's

tidy yourself up,"

nothing Rufus said could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the

the water from her

to you? I'm with you. Don't worry. It's okay," the man

corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a

to use his body to shelter her from the

her eyes looked momentarily up

another second asking her

in and brushed some of the hair out of her face. He wished he had a blanket to

spending nights here at times instead

luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained.

but her body still trembled all

out of the hospital, and feared that her

rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from

in the gentle way that he

move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and

to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her senses.

had just... 'Oh no...' she thought,

some water over

to return to her face, and as the mirrors steamed up in

softly, "I can do

back to look at the man behind her. Rufus just

so rare that the little woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take the chance to

were many women who would love this kind of treatment from him, but he would only do

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