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?"

streamed across his face, and the wind

heard him. The tears streaming out of

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

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

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

She needed to get away from Rufus, but

forward. And she couldn't go back either. Cassandra

by the rain, she tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found

turning, and her body

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

but why did the sight of

went furious when he saw the frightened look on Cassandra's face.

take you to tidy yourself up," the man ordered firmly.

eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the

water from her face, and nearly drew back

It's okay," the man tried to reassure

look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down

to use his body to shelter her from the rain.

and her eyes

he couldn't waste another second asking her how she was feeling.

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

this place a secret from his family, spending nights here at times instead of at the office.

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

tears had dried on Cassandra's face, but her body still trembled all over.

had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her

a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her, but

the warmth in the

he respectfully helped her peel

gradually stopped quivering and began to come

that…he had just... 'Oh no...'

uninjured hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm

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

spoke softly, "I

head back to look at the man

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

this kind of treatment from

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