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

out of her eyes mingled with the rain pouring down

into the rain at the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by

to her face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining

the cold had seeped deep into her flesh

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

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

tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing

and her body was trembling so much

the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind

was him again, now, emerging like a hero from the rain, but why did the sight of him not fill her with relief?

he saw the frightened look on Cassandra's

Let me take you to tidy

than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused,

a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew

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

like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes

to him, he tried to use his body to shelter her from

eyes looked momentarily up at

he couldn't waste another second asking

the passenger seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the

spending nights here at times instead of

tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why

but her body

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

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

the gentle way that he handled her.

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

of the water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her senses.

seemed that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she

some water over her shoulders to warm her body up.

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

last, she spoke softly,

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

woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take the chance to serve

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

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