Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 24

While Mikayla struggled with her tire, Jerome’s voice sounded in her ear.

Raising her head, she realized he had walled over to her car.

Even though she felt embarrassed, she wasn’t childish enough to reject his offer out of spite.

Pursing her lips, she undid her seatbelt and got out of the driver’s seat.

Jerome sat inside her car. He calmly placed his hands on the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator. The car lurched backward, and the right tire got out of the pothole.

Afterward, Jerome smoothly exited the driver’s seat and said, “You take over.”

Mikayla pressed her lips together and got back behind the wheel.

As she put her seat belt on, Jerome sat himself in the passenger’s seat.

“What are you doing?” Mikayla frowned.

He glanced at her. Instead of answering, he asked her, “Why did you do this to your hair?”

Mikayla looked at her shoulder–length curls in the rearview mirror. “I can do my hair

however I want. What does it have to do with you?”

Jerome’s face darkened.

“Is there anything else? If there isn’t, then please get off. Can’t you see I’m busy?” Mikayla said, asking him to leave.

Jerome tolerated her snark. He put on his seat belt and said coldly, “I thought you wanted. to practice driving? What are you waiting for?”

Mikayla now understood Jerome’s intentions. “I don’t need your concern. I’m doing well on my own!”

Jerome clicked his tongue. “So well to the point you couldn’t get out of the pothole?”

Mikayla retorted, “The sky is too dark. I just didn’t notice it.”

“Are you certain that you’ll only drive to well–lit places without any obstacles?”

“I

Mikayla wanted to justify herself, but Jerome cut her off impatiently. “I don’t want to have to clean up after you every time. Start practicing!”

last time was indeed her

was too lazy to continue fighting with him, so she set her gaze forward and

on the gas.

to admit that it came to

in going forward, making

turns.

Let’s continue next time.”

couldn’t stop thinking about Ansoft Enterprise. She didn’t know whether Taylor had finished reading her early draft

get down here.”

car

get it tomorrow. I want to see how good

Mikayla was speechless.

villa. As Jerome expected, she was stumped by having to reverse into it.

reverse camera, she still

both sides of the tires. While you adjust

hand over hers on

the back of her hand. His chest was pressed against her

breathing heated air into her

out from his and lean further to the left. However, Jerome was one step

learn

for words. “Just treat him like a free instructor. You’re just using him to practice driving,” she

and adjusted the

and her brows were lightly furrowed.

very soft, and her hair smelled really nice.

his mind from

reverse into the lot. Her car backed into the

“I did it!”

head

then noticed that Jerome was

could see

to each other that they

had never been so close to Jerome

brain stopped working. She stared blankly at Jerome.

got

are you

touched hers, Mikaya suddenly returned to her

she said in embarrassment