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?"

streamed across his face, and the wind ripped

heard him. The tears streaming out

the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by the

her face, getting in her eyes and mouth

and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her

to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in

couldn't see a way forward. And she couldn't go back either.

her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and

and her body was trembling so much that she could

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

from the rain, but why

went furious when he saw the frightened look

tidy

said could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked

grew more worried. He reached out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when

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

much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her

to use his body to shelter her from the

felt her stir a little, and her eyes

waste another second asking her how she

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

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

expensive but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would have such a secret space to himself.

but her

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

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

feel the warmth in the gentle way that he handled

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

the water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and

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

over

color started to return to her face, and as the mirrors steamed

spoke softly, "I can do

her head back to look at the man behind

woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely

who would love this kind of treatment from him, but

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