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.

that stretched out from the county to the suburbs. Yet, no professionals were

smell of trash hung in the

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

house was simple and crude. But it was able to shelter them from

house was also clean.

clothes were ripped and had several

here?” Christine quickly put the food in her

some money. You’ll be having your

shook her hands. “That won’t do. I can’t take any more of your money!”

it consisted mostly of loose change as most notes were one-dollar bills. There were hardly any five or ten–dollar bills.

ever since two years ago, they stopped visiting and funding

the past few years, she had survived high

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for her

the money into Christine’s

are the light and hope for our small village. You should focus on your exams. I’ll take care of your

up in the village. Her grandma had also helped many villagers when she was

parents abandoned shoulder the weight of the family at a young age.

was

upon themselves

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

Ms. Jefferson. Please help me thank everyone too. I definitely won’t let

hard for the past few days. She knew she had to

about time now. You should hurry to school!” Grace urged. She was worried Christine would

for

you with