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

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

on the gas.

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

now rather well–versed in going forward, making turns, and doing

turns.

continue next time.”

thinking about Ansoft Enterprise. She didn’t know whether

get down here.”

car

casually, “Just leave my car here. The driver will get it tomorrow. I want to see how good you are at

Mikayla was speechless.

Jerome expected, she was stumped by having to reverse

had a reverse camera, she still

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

to press his hand

palm seeped into the back of her hand. His chest was pressed

air into her

hand out from his and lean further to the left. However, Jerome was one step ahead. He pressed down on her hand and said

learn properly.”

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

Jerome’s instructions and adjusted the

took this practice session very seriously. Her gaze was focused, and her brows were lightly furrowed. Even her nose was beading

soft, and

couldn’t stop his mind from

reverse into the lot. Her car backed into the garage

“I did it!”

raised her head in joy.

that Jerome was

she could see

were so close to each other that they

had never been so close to Jerome before, much less in good

sudden, her brain stopped

As his face got closer, she

you doing?”

Mikaya suddenly returned to

she said in embarrassment before hopping off