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 of his

had heard him. The tears streaming out of

at the spur of the moment. She was almost

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

clothes were soaked and heavy, and the cold had seeped deep

from Rufus, but she had nowhere to run in such a

And she couldn't go back

tripped and fell to her knees. When she lifted her hands she found them covered in

lips together, unaware of how blue they were turning, and

this weather would be. In desperation she ran to find some kind of shelter.

hero from the rain, but why did

when he saw the frightened look on

take you to tidy yourself up,"

eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the strength to lift her limbs.

out a hand to wipe the water from her face, and nearly drew

to you? I'm with you. Don't worry. It's okay,"

a corpse, and the lifelessness in her eyes sent a chill down Rufus's spine.

use his body to shelter her from the

a little, and her eyes looked momentarily up

couldn't waste another second asking her how

seat of his car, buckled her in and brushed some of the hair out of her face. He wished he had a blanket to give her. He drove

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

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

on Cassandra's face, but her body still

that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His heart

out in the rain like that? What, not even a typhoon could stop you from acting out?" Rufus scolded her, but with no real

warmth in the gentle way that

helped her peel

gradually stopped quivering and began to come to her

that…he had just... 'Oh no...' she

some water over

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

last, she spoke softly, "I can

back to look at

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

would love this kind of treatment from him, but he would

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