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!”

was speechless. What happened last

continue fighting with him, so she set her

on the gas.

need Jerome to teach her, she had to admit that it came to her more

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

turns.

Let’s continue next time.”

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

can get down here.”

stopped her car next

The driver will get it tomorrow. I want to see how good you are at reversing

Mikayla was speechless.

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

she had a reverse camera, she still couldn’t figure

sides of the tires. While you adjust the angle of your car, slowly

over to press his hand over hers on the steering

back of her hand. His chest was

into her ear. Mikayla felt extremely uncomfortable.

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

learn properly.”

“Just treat him like a free instructor. You’re just using him to practice driving,” she chanted to herself on the inside.

adjusted

was focused, and her brows were lightly furrowed. Even her nose was beading with

and her hair

couldn’t stop his

to reverse into

“I did it!”

her head

that Jerome

that she could see her own

they were so close to each other that they could feel each other’s breaths.

been so close to Jerome before, much less in

a sudden, her brain stopped working. She stared

face got closer, she saw his thick lashes

are you doing?”

returned to her

in embarrassment before hopping off