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?"

keep the anger and fear out of his voice. The rain streamed across his

no indication that she had heard him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the

was almost knocked flat by

her eyes and mouth and entwining around her

cold had seeped deep into

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

see a way forward. And she

she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after

lips together, unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body

carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find

hero from the rain, but why did the sight of

went furious when he saw the frightened look on Cassandra's

to tidy yourself up," the man ordered

tears. Her eyes looked

more worried. He reached out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and

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

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

tried to use his body

little, and her eyes looked momentarily up at

waste another second

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

family, spending nights here at times instead of

was simply but stylishly decorated, expensive but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would have such a secret

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

remembered that she had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in

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

in the gentle way that

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

she gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her

just... 'Oh no...' she thought,

trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her body

mirrors steamed up in the room, a

spoke softly, "I can do

her head back to look at the

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

many women who would love this kind of treatment from him,

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