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?"

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

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

the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to escape pushed

getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining around her

and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her flesh and bones.

needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere

she couldn't go back either. Cassandra kept

she found them covered in dirt and mud, and after

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

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

a hero from the rain, but why

saw the

Let me take you to tidy yourself

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

to wipe the water from her face, and

okay," the man tried to reassure

a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down

him, he tried to use his body to

a little, and her eyes

another second asking her

her 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.

spending nights here at times instead of at the office.

tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered

on Cassandra's face, but her

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

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

could feel the warmth in the gentle way that he

could not move, he respectfully helped her peel

to calm her; she gradually stopped

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

trickled some water over her shoulders

mirrors steamed up in the room, a blush rose

last, she spoke softly,

look at the man behind her. Rufus just ignored

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

love this kind of

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