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!”

speechless. What happened last time was indeed

fighting with him, so she set her gaze forward and stepped

on the gas.

Mikayla didn’t need Jerome to teach her, she had to admit that it came to her more naturally with him giving her some

now rather well–versed in going forward,

turns.

tired. Let’s continue next

She didn’t know whether Taylor had finished reading her

can get

her car next to Jerome’s.

driver will get it

Mikayla was speechless.

the villa. As Jerome

she had a reverse camera, she still couldn’t figure it out.

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

hand over hers on the

the back of her hand. His chest was pressed

heated air into her ear. Mikayla

to the left. However, Jerome was

can learn properly.”

for words. “Just treat him like a free instructor. You’re

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

gaze was focused, and her

soft, and her hair smelled really

stop his mind from wandering.

reverse into the lot. Her car backed into

“I did it!”

her head

that Jerome was staring

eyes were so dark that she could see her own smile reflected in them.

were so close to each other that

been so close to Jerome before, much

stopped working.

lowered his head to hers. As his face got closer, she saw his thick lashes

you doing?”

touched hers, Mikaya suddenly returned to her senses. She quickly pushed

said in embarrassment before hopping off the