Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

Chapter 17

Carlisle wore a raincoat before quickly speeding toward Christine’s residential area.

It was th

the

beginning of June. Despite the rain, the air was still hot and humid.

The muscles in his legs tightened as his bicycle chain began to creak due to it being too long since he

last oiled it.

The rain poured on endlessly.

Suddenly, the chains in his bicycle finally broke due to the tension,

Fuck.

Carlisle cursed as he stopped his bicycle by the roadside and began to repair the chain.

He had used his bicycle for more than three years. Fixing the chain was easy. He had finished it within ten minutes and was back on the road.

To stop his chain from breaking once more, he had found a shop for bicycles and asked for some oil. The repairman didn’t charge him after hearing that he was heading to attend his SATS.

The houses in the Helios Village were mostly made out of plywood.

landfill nearby that stretched out from the county to the suburbs. Yet, no professionals were around to clean

disgusting smell of trash hung

by the bed while feeding her grandma breakfast in a simple 300–square–foot

it was able to shelter them

was

A middle–aged woman walked in. The woman’s clothes were

Christine quickly put the food in her hand and went to

some money. You’ll be having your SATS, so you should eat properly.”

do. I can’t take any more of

Jefferson took out a stack of crumpled notes. But it consisted mostly of loose change as

in another city. But ever since two years ago, they stopped

had survived high school through the small amount her neighbors gathered

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for her

money into Christine’s hands.

calloused as she held Christine’s hands and said, “Christine, you are the light and hope for our small village. You should focus on your exams. I’ll take care of

village. Her grandma had also helped many

abandoned shoulder the weight of the family at a

she was forced to

it upon themselves to care for Christine and her grandma.

lowered her head. Tears fell down the corner of her eyes as

Jefferson. Please help me thank everyone too. I definitely won’t let all of you down!”

days. She knew she had to get into a university and make a name for herself to repay their kindness.

now. You should hurry to school!” Grace urged. She

late for

trouble you with caring for my grandma for now!”