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 across his face, and the wind ripped the words

indication that she had heard him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the

moment. She was almost knocked

in her eyes and mouth and entwining

cold had seeped deep into her flesh and bones.

from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run

way forward. And she

found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up she saw her clothes just as

they were turning, and her body was trembling so much that she could

nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In

but why did the sight of him not

he saw the frightened look

you to tidy yourself up,"

eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the strength to lift her limbs.

the water from her face, and nearly

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

her look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down

to use his body to

her stir a little, and her eyes looked

second asking

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

had kept this place a secret from his family, spending nights

stylishly decorated, expensive but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered

had dried on Cassandra's face, but her body

that her time in the rain would make her sick

possessed you to run out in the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her, but with no real anger behind his words.

feel the warmth in the gentle way

he respectfully helped her peel off

calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to

seemed that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she thought, 'not

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

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

softly, "I can do it

didn't dare turn her head back to look at the man behind her.

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

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

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