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?"

of his voice. The rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped

no indication that she had heard him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the rain pouring down her

of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by the

hair clung to her face, getting in her eyes and

cold had seeped deep into her flesh and bones.

where to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere

she couldn't go back either. Cassandra

found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up

and

ran out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation

again, now, emerging like a hero from the rain, but why did the

when he saw the

tidy yourself up,"

provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty

reached out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt

Don't worry. It's okay," the man tried to

a corpse, and

use his body

and her eyes looked momentarily

he couldn't waste another second asking her how she was

his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out of

a secret from his family, spending nights here at times instead of at

not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why

on Cassandra's face, but her

out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick

possessed you to run out in the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her, but with no real anger behind his words.

in the

that she still could not move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered her

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

seemed that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she thought, 'not

trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her body up.

to her face, and as the mirrors steamed up in

last, she spoke softly, "I can do it

didn't dare turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus just

was so rare that the little woman didn't firmly resist.

many women who would love this kind of treatment from him,

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