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 from

sniffed and

blanket in Jerome’s office had the same

unmistakable.

was the blanket that Jerome asked him

troubles

take

as well, Connor

I can’t help you with

that said, Connor returned the thermos to Mikayla and

Mikayla sighed.

away the agreement and continued

receptionist greeted her warmly, as usual.

the office unaccompanied

was probably informed by the front desk, so he wasn’t

He gestured that Jerome was

door open and entered. Jerome

sofa, seemingly asleep.

back against the sofa, eyebrows

dry and his breathing was a bit heavy. He looked

uncharacteristically weary.

had never seen Jerome in such a lackluster state.

was capable of pulling consecutive all–nighters.

concern, Mikayla refrained from waking him

felt a

Mike to buy medicine. But as she lifted her leg,

found Jerome with his eyes already opened.

you pretending to sleep?”

off his hand, displeased.