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?"

rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped the

him. The tears streaming out of

moment. She was almost

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

cold

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

forward. And she couldn't

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

were turning, and her body was trembling

nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In

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

he saw the frightened

crying. Let me take you to tidy

nothing Rufus said could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the strength to lift her

from her face, and nearly drew back in shock

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

had never seen her look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down Rufus's

use

he felt her stir a little, and her eyes looked

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

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

kept this place a secret from his family, spending nights

luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would have such a secret space to

dried on Cassandra's face, but her body

she had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick

to run out in the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop

could feel the warmth in the gentle

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

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

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

hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her

mirrors steamed up in the room,

spoke softly, "I can

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

firmly resist. He would definitely take the chance

love this kind of treatment from

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