Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 273

Jerome frowned.

“Mikayla, why are you dragging Kylie into this? What does this have to do with her? I investigated because you were eager to find out about the truth.”

Mikayla scoffed and remained silent.

He was infuriated. “Never mind your nonsense back then, but how could you say that in front of Dad earlier? When did I ever show the intention of marrying Kylie?”

Mikayla mused about what happened in her previous life. He actually divorced her to marry Kylie. He even prevented her from leaving the mental hospital, worried that she might jeopardize their wedding.

She knew Jerome had yet to discover his feelings for Kylie because she hadn’t been causing that much trouble. Clearly, she couldn’t tell him this, so she brought up what happened a few days ago.

“When you drank the drugged lentil soup Grandma sent last time, didn’t you go to Kylie after I rejected

you?”

Jerome barked out a sardonic laughter. “Mikayla, do you think I’m an immoral jerk who’ll fuck another woman when I’m already married?”

men wouldn’t, but he never had any feelings for Mikayla. She wasn’t certain what he’d do once he was drugged. She hadn’t heard from him during those two days, after all.

Cupping her chin forcefully, he gritted out, “I went to the hospital. Do you need me

don’t want to see them. I told you,

to cause a scene back then because you thought I was with Kylie during those few days?

Mr. White wanted to thank me over a meal, but he left when I

by it, to the extent that you were goading Aubrey

didn’t instruct Aubrey to do that.

kept quiet, clearly not believing

do you? You tell me to tell the truth, but you

and muttered, “I’ll look

I’ve done something similar in the past, after all. It’s completely understandable for you to

a divorce. But ask yourself truthfully, how long is our marriage going to last even

expression faltered. “I’ve never mentioned

have brought

across Mikayla’s face. “You’ll just put me in a difficult spot with your coldness and contempt toward me until I can no longer bear it. I’ll either cause you a lot of trouble, or I’ll just opt

a divorce.

do, you’re always right. Don’t you think that’s even worse than