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?"

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

tears streaming out of her eyes mingled with the rain

was almost knocked flat by the storm, but her need to escape pushed her forward.

her face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining

heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her flesh

from Rufus, but

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

found them covered in dirt and mud, and after standing

unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body was trembling

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

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

saw the

crying. Let me take you to tidy yourself

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

the water from her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he felt

worry. It's okay," the man tried to reassure her and

like a corpse, and the lifelessness

tried to use his

little, and her eyes looked momentarily up

second asking her how

arms, lifting her gently and cradling her head against his chest. He brought her carefully to the passenger seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out of her face. He wished

secret from his family, spending nights here at

house was simply but stylishly decorated, expensive but not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why

but her body still trembled

her time in the rain would make her sick

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

the warmth in the gentle way that

still could not move, he respectfully helped her peel

of the water seemed to calm her; she gradually stopped quivering and began to come

seemed that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she thought, 'not

his uninjured hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her body up.

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

softly, "I can do it

didn't dare turn her head back to look

resist. He would definitely take the chance

many women who would love this kind of treatment from him,

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