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 across

heard him. The tears streaming out of her eyes mingled

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

to her face, getting in her eyes

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

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

way forward. And she couldn't go back

she found them covered in dirt and

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

about the cold when 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

a hero from the rain, but why did the sight of him not fill her with relief?

the

to tidy yourself up," the man ordered firmly.

nothing Rufus said could provoke anything more than just cry more tears. Her eyes looked empty and unfocused, and she seemed to lack the

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

happened to you? I'm with you. Don't worry. It's okay," the man tried to reassure

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

him, he tried to use his body to

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

waste another second asking

buckled 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 fast

spending nights here at

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

on Cassandra's face, but her

had just recently come out of the hospital, and feared that her time in the rain would make her sick again. His

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

warmth in the gentle

move, he respectfully helped her peel off

gradually

seemed that…he had just... 'Oh

hand, Rufus trickled some water over her shoulders to warm

to return to her face, and as the mirrors steamed up in

she spoke softly,

her head back to look at the man behind her.

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

all there were many women who would love this kind of

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