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?"

rain streamed across his face, and

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

She was almost knocked flat by

her face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining

soaked and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her

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

way forward. And she couldn't go

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

were turning, and her body was trembling so much

she ran out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would

from the rain, but why did the sight of him not fill

furious when he saw the frightened

tidy yourself up," the man ordered

tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack

her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt how cold she was.

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

so much like a corpse, and

he tried to use his

he felt her stir a little, and her eyes looked

waste another second

carefully to the 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

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

not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained.

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

hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His heart hammered at the thought.

even a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her, but with no real

the gentle way that he

helped her peel

to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her

that…he had just... 'Oh

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

her face, and as the mirrors steamed

spoke softly, "I can do it

her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus

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

this kind of treatment from him, but he would only do this

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