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?"

tried to keep the anger and fear out of his voice. The rain streamed

him. The tears streaming out of

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

her face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining around

and the cold had seeped deep into her flesh

know where to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in such

she couldn't

fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in dirt and mud, and

were turning, and her body was trembling so much that

she ran out of the carpark nor realized how dangerous this weather would be. In desperation she ran

rain, but why did the sight of him not fill

saw the frightened look

Let me take you to tidy yourself up,"

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

her face, and nearly drew back in shock when he

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

her look so much like a corpse, and

to use

little, and her eyes looked momentarily

that he couldn't waste another second asking her how she

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

kept this place a secret from his family, spending nights here at times instead

tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would have such a secret space to

tears had dried on Cassandra's face, but her

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

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

feel the warmth in the

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

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

'Oh no...' she thought,

Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm her body up.

to her face, and as the mirrors steamed

last, she spoke softly, "I can do

whispered, she didn't dare turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus

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

would love this kind of

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