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 the

gave no indication that she had heard him. The tears streaming out

She was almost

her face, getting in her eyes and

the cold had seeped deep into her

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

forward. And she couldn't go back either. Cassandra

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

and her

cold when she ran out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of shelter.

now, emerging like a hero from the rain, but why did the sight of him

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

me take you to tidy yourself up," the man ordered

Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she

from her face, and nearly drew

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

look so much like a corpse, and

he tried to use his body to

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

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

passenger seat of his 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 his house, as fast as he could through the dangerous

spending

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

dried on Cassandra's face, but her

that her time in the rain would make her

the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from acting out?"

warmth in the gentle

her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered her into the

water seemed to calm her; she gradually

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

Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her

her face, and as the mirrors steamed up in the room, a

last, she spoke softly, "I can do

she whispered, she didn't dare turn her head back to look

was so rare that the little woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take

women who would love this kind of treatment from

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