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?"

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

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

moment. She was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her

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

cold had seeped deep

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

And she couldn't go back

tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up she

of how blue they were turning, and her body

weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind

but why did the sight of him

saw the frightened look on

to tidy

anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the strength to lift her limbs.

the water from her face, and nearly drew

okay,"

corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down Rufus's spine.

to him, he tried to use his body to shelter her from

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

he couldn't waste another second asking her how she was feeling.

of his car, buckled her in and brushed

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

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

tears had dried on Cassandra's face, but her

of the hospital, and feared that her

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

the gentle way that

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

seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and

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

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

mirrors steamed up in the room,

spoke softly, "I

look at the man behind her. Rufus

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

would love this kind of treatment from him, but he would

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