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?"

voice. The rain streamed

streaming out of her eyes mingled with the rain

moment. She was almost knocked

hair clung to her face, getting in her eyes and mouth

heavy, and the cold

turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in such

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

knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered

unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body was trembling so much that

this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of shelter. This was

but why did the sight of him

went furious when he saw the frightened look on

me take you to tidy yourself up," the man ordered

could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed

out a hand to wipe the water from her

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

much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in

he tried to use his body

stir a little, and her eyes looked momentarily up at him, and

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

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

family, spending nights

spacious, but tidy and well-maintained.

Cassandra's face, but her

hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His

could stop you

warmth in the gentle

not move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered her into the

gradually stopped

had just... 'Oh

trickled some water over her

mirrors steamed up in the room, a blush

spoke softly, "I can do it

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

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

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

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