Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 57

Upon hearing his words, Mikayla didn’t react with her usual embarrassment

Instead, she asked him seriously, “You have a close relationship with Jerome, right? Can you convince him?”

Maintaining his aloof demeanor, Connor replied, “I’m tight with Jerome, but there’s no way I can convince him to like you.”

“I mean, can you persuade him to sign the divorce agreement?”

‘Absolutely not–huh?”

Connor had thought Mikayla would continue pleading. He was taken aback by her question.

“A divorce agreement? You mean Jerome wants to divorce you?”

“I want to divorce him.”

Mikayla corrected herself while handing the thermos to Connor.

She retrieved a divorce agreement from her bag and said, “However your

manage it, as long as you can get him to sign, I’ll be very grateful.”

“You, I…”

Connor felt as though his brain had just come to a screeching halt.

He was confused as to what was going on. He was perplexed over Mikayla

being the one to seek the divorce and wondered why she had a divorce

agreement on hand.

that moment, Connor suddenly caught a familiar scent

and

the same fragrance. It

unmistakable.

that Jerome asked him to take Mikayla’s?

emotional troubles be related to Mikayla?

can’t take

Mikayla was about to hand him the divorce agreement as well, Connor quickly dodged like

I can’t help you with anything!”

thermos to Mikayla and darted

Mikayla sighed.

away the agreement and continued walking toward

receptionist greeted her warmly,

the elevator to the

by the front desk, so he wasn’t surprised by

that Jerome was resting in his

open and entered. Jerome was sitting

sofa, seemingly asleep.

back against the

lips were slightly dry and his breathing

uncharacteristically weary.

never seen Jerome in such a lackluster state. He

a machine and was capable of pulling consecutive all–nighters.

waking him up and approached to

felt a bit warm.

buy medicine. But as she lifted her leg, Jerome grabbed her

Jerome with his eyes already

you pretending to sleep?”

off his hand, displeased.