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?"

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

him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the

the moment. She was almost knocked

getting in her eyes and mouth

the cold had seeped deep into her flesh and

to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in such a

see a way forward. And she couldn't go back either. Cassandra kept

her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up

how blue they were turning, and her body

realized how dangerous this weather

from the rain, but why did the sight

furious when he saw the frightened look on Cassandra's

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

tears. Her eyes looked

worried. He reached out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he

okay," the man tried to reassure her and

much like a corpse, and

her close to him, he tried to use

and her eyes looked

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

her in and brushed some of the hair out of

spending nights here at times instead

spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus

but her

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

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

the warmth in the gentle

not move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined

calm her; she gradually stopped quivering

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

water over

mirrors steamed up in the room, a blush rose

spoke softly, "I can do it

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

the little woman didn't firmly resist.

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

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