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?"

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

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

was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to

in her

cold had seeped deep into

to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to

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

knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing up she saw her clothes just as

they were turning, and her body was trembling so much that she

about the 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.

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

went furious when he saw the frightened look on

Let me take you to tidy yourself

than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused,

her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he

Don't worry. It's okay,"

never seen her look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down Rufus's

her close to him, he tried to use his

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

waste another second asking her

brought her carefully to the passenger seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out

from his family, spending nights here at times instead of at

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

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

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

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

in the gentle way that he handled her.

move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and

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

had just... 'Oh no...'

Rufus trickled some water over

as the mirrors

she spoke softly, "I can

turn her head back to look at the

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

kind of treatment

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