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

with him, so she set her gaze forward

on the gas.

she had to admit that it came to her more naturally with him giving

was now rather well–versed in going

turns.

continue next

she tired, she couldn’t stop thinking about Ansoft Enterprise. She didn’t know whether

can get down here.”

stopped her car next to

“Just leave my car here. The driver will get it tomorrow. I

Mikayla was speechless.

As Jerome expected, she was stumped by having

camera, she still

yellow lines on both sides of the tires. While you adjust the angle of your

his hand over hers on the steering

of her hand.

breathing heated air into her ear. Mikayla

However, Jerome was one step ahead. He pressed down on her hand and said sternly,

can learn properly.”

words. “Just treat him like a free instructor. You’re just using him to practice

Jerome’s instructions and adjusted the angle of her car.

gaze was focused, and her

hands felt very soft, and

his mind from wandering.

to reverse into the lot.

“I did it!”

head

noticed that Jerome was staring at her.

could see her

other that they

to Jerome before, much less in

of a sudden, her brain stopped working. She stared blankly at

got closer, she saw his thick lashes and his

are you

Mikaya suddenly returned to her senses. She quickly pushed him away.

she said in embarrassment