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?"

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

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

spur of the moment. She was almost knocked

hair clung to her face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining around her

cold had seeped deep into her flesh

turn. She needed to get away from Rufus,

And she couldn't go

her hands she found

her lips together, unaware of how blue they were turning, and her body was trembling so much that she could

weather would be. In desperation she

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

he saw the frightened look

tidy

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

wipe the water from her face, and

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

much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a

him, he tried to use his body to shelter her from the rain.

a little, and her eyes looked momentarily

second asking her how she was feeling.

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 could

his family, spending nights here at times instead of

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

but her

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

you to run out in the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could

in the gentle way

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

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

that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she

some water over her shoulders to warm her body up.

as the mirrors steamed

spoke softly, "I can

whispered, she 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

who would love this kind of treatment from him,

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