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?"

out of his voice. The rain streamed across his face,

out of her eyes mingled with the rain

she leapt into the rain at the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to escape pushed her forward.

face, getting in her eyes and mouth and

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

away from Rufus,

she couldn't go back either. Cassandra

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

blue they were turning, and her body

out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would

emerging like a hero from the rain, but why did

the

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

provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the strength to lift her

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

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

look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness

to use his body

her stir a little, and her eyes looked momentarily

waste another second asking

and brushed some of the hair out of her face. He wished he had a blanket to give her. He drove to his

a secret from his family, spending nights here at times

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

face, but her body still trembled

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

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

in the gentle

she still could not move, he respectfully helped her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered

water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her senses.

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

water over her shoulders to warm

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

last, she spoke softly, "I can do it

didn't dare turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus just ignored her

the little woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take the chance to serve the beauty.

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

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