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?"

anger and fear out of his voice. The rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped the words from out of his

him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with

of the moment. She was almost

getting in her eyes and

and the cold had

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

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

by the rain, she tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up she saw her clothes just as

and her body was

cold when she ran out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of shelter. This was when Rufus

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

saw the

take you to tidy yourself up,"

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

worried. He reached out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt how cold she was.

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

so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes

tried to use his

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

second asking her how she was feeling.

against his chest. He brought her carefully to the passenger seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out of her face. He wished he had a blanket to give her. He

his family, spending nights here at times instead of at

expensive but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy

on Cassandra's face, but her body still trembled all

and feared that her time in the rain

a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her, but with no real anger

could feel the warmth in the

he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered her into the hot bath.

water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped

had just... 'Oh no...' she

trickled some water over

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

softly, "I can do it

to look at the man behind her. Rufus just ignored her small

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

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

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