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, and the wind

out of her eyes mingled with the rain pouring

the rain at the spur of the moment. She was almost knocked flat by

face, getting in her eyes and mouth and entwining

and the cold had seeped deep into

away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in

she couldn't go

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

together, unaware of how blue they 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 to find some kind of shelter. This was

the rain, but why did the sight

when he saw the frightened look on

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

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

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

and the lifelessness in her

close to him, he tried to use his body

felt her stir a little, and her eyes looked momentarily up at him, and then

another second asking

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 times instead of at the

spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra

tears had dried on Cassandra's face, but her body still

of the hospital, and feared that her time

like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from

could feel the warmth in the gentle way that he

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

the water seemed to calm her; she gradually

had just... 'Oh no...' she thought,

uninjured hand, Rufus trickled some water over her

as the mirrors steamed up in the room, a blush rose

spoke softly,

dare turn her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus just ignored her small

the little woman didn't firmly resist. He would definitely take the

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

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