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?"

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

had heard him. The tears streaming out of

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

getting in her eyes and

clothes were soaked and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep into her flesh and

didn't know where to turn. She needed to get away from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in such a storm.

couldn't see a way forward. And she couldn't

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

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

this weather would be. In desperation she

the rain, but

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

take you to tidy yourself up," the

Her eyes looked empty and unfocused,

her face, and nearly drew back in shock when

worry. It's okay,"

her look so much like a corpse, and the lifelessness in her

her close to him, he tried to use

and her eyes looked momentarily

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

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 times instead of at the

not luxurious. It was spacious, but tidy and well-maintained. Cassandra wondered why Rufus would have such

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

hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His heart hammered

typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus

warmth in the gentle way that he handled

her peel off her ruined clothing, and lowered her into the hot bath.

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

that…he had just... 'Oh no...'

some water over her shoulders to warm her body

as the mirrors steamed

softly, "I

her head back to look at the man behind her. Rufus just

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

all there were many women who would love this kind of treatment from him, but he would only do

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