Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 9

Jerome’s expression softened when he saw who was calling. He swiped open his screen,

“Jerome, the meeting with Bernal Enterprise is about to start. How soon can you get here?”

Silence enveloped the car. Kylie’s gentle voice came through Jerome’s phone, and Mikayla heard everything.

Jerome had recently acquired Bernhal Enterprise, with Kylie appointed as the director,

In her previous life, Kylie had achieved remarkable results at Bernhal. She earned quite a reputation in her workplace,

Mikayla was dissatisfied and sought to prove her capabilities in the Miller Group.

In response, she faced Jerome’s mockery.

“You want to work? Do you even understand how to survive in the workplace? Kylie dedicated so much time and effort to gain the board’s recognition. Do you think you can achieve that so easily?”

“Mikayla, Kylie may not have the background resources you do. But she’s diligent and well–educated! Unlike you, other than bullying others, you have no other skills!”

“Alright, I got it.”

Jerome ended the call.

Mikayla snapped out of her recollection, too.

Jerome’s face overlapped with the one from her previous life. Mikayla suddenly felt suffocated.

“Mr. Ashford, please pull over. I need to get off.”

“Mrs. Miller, it’s not easy to get a cab here. Why don’t you go to the company with Mr. Miller, and I’ll send you back later?”

“No need. Just pull over here.”

Mikayla had no intention of spending another minute with Jerome.

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car. He glanced at Jerome through the rearview mirror and walted

noticed Mikayla’s Impatience. “Stop the car. Let

obeyed Jerome’s instructions and pulled over at the side of the road.

exited the car. She slammed

Grandma as leverage again, I

walked

are you waiting for? Do you want to wait until

Mike remained silent.

her phone. Despite the extra cost due to the distance, she

health check. She got a checkup on her stomach.

from stomach cancer. She vowed to take good

days,

had placed the suitcases she retrieved yesterday in their

Should we

Mikayla fell silent.

she was merely putting on a show and only talking about getting a

the suspicion of Amy tattling on

the one

was so close to drawing a

Dragoncrest Villa before the

Chaptery

Mikayla decided to practice her driving skills.

she graduated from high school. After several years without driving, she

up this skill again to make

the garage sat the Maserati that her grandfather had gifted her when she married. But she couldn’t bring herself to drive it. With

car.

one of Jerome’s cars. Relying on her memory, she

garage.

dare venture into the bustling city center. Instead, she

in the afternoon, Mikayla felt her confidence returning. She could drive slightly faster than in the

ahead was a turning at the intersection. Just as Mikayla was about to make the turn, a small dog darted out and startled her. She abruptly jerked the steering wheel.