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 time

was too lazy to continue fighting with him,

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

in going forward, making

turns.

tired. Let’s continue next time.”

Enterprise. She didn’t know whether Taylor

get

stopped her car next to Jerome’s.

leave my car here. The driver will get it tomorrow. I want to see how good you are at reversing into

Mikayla was speechless.

Jerome expected,

a reverse camera, she still couldn’t figure it

of the tires. While you adjust the

hand

back of her

he was breathing heated air into her ear.

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

can learn

treat him like a free instructor. You’re just

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

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

and her hair smelled really nice.

his mind from

straightened the wheel and began to reverse into

“I did it!”

head

then noticed that Jerome was

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

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

been so close to Jerome before, much less

sudden, her brain stopped working. She stared

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

are you

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

said in embarrassment before hopping off