Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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just considered going to help Mikayla when

red marks on her neck from Mikayla’s grip, Jerome instruct ed the woman who was standing there in a daze, “Go

hurriedly fetched the

sitting down and

at her arm. “Get

her arm, it was

a bit uneasy.

come up here to apologize? What’s with this

Mikayla heard his voice. Her eyes began to focus, and her

felt a sense

you planning to be with Kylie after the divorce?” Mikayla asked.

hoarse, and her tone betrayed no

already furrowed brows tightened

someone’s life

the first aid kit!”

you trying to

moment, carrying the first aid kit.

to help Mikayla stand up, but she coldly pushed him

her clothes, and walked away

to chase after Mikayla to find out

out a stifled groan of

responsible for the disturbance, Jerome

before coming to a complete stop. “Shall

shook

can you be fine? Another inch deeper, and it would

while asking, “Who was that person just now? Why did she come in

forced a faint smile. “She might have misunderstood

you’re just too kind. You’ve been bullied like this, and you’re still defending her. I think

“Aunt Agatha, please go back for now. If there’s anything, we

she could tell

someone to look after you tonight, call me.”

Agatha left, Jerome asked Kylie, “What just