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?"

his voice. The rain streamed across his face, and the wind ripped

tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the rain pouring down her scalp.

She was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to escape pushed her forward.

her eyes

cold had seeped

didn't know where to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere

forward. And she

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 was trembling so much that she could barely stand.

how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of shelter. This was when Rufus

a hero from the rain, but why did the

the frightened look on Cassandra's

crying. Let me take you to tidy yourself up," the

cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty

hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt how cold

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

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

to use his body to shelter her

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

realized that he couldn't waste another second asking

seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out of her face. He wished

his family, spending

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

but her body

she had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His heart hammered at the thought.

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

the

her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered

to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and

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

trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her

as the mirrors steamed up in

spoke softly, "I can do

whispered, she didn't dare turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus

didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take the

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

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