Bye, My Ex-husband

As they walked down the empty hallways of the hospital, Janessa and Eric remained silent.

"You..."

"You..."

The two suddenly spoke up at the same time and smiled at each other in embarrassment.

"Janessa, please go first!"

Eric insisted with an awkward smile.

"I wasn't going to say anything important.All I wanted to ask was how you were getting along with Alana..."

Initially, Janessa had no desire to mediate between the two, but she couldn't help but do so.

She hoped in her heart that the two of them could find their way to each other.

"We..."

As he looked back at Janessa, Eric couldn't help but feel disappointed.

He suddenly realized that Janessa had always hoped for him and Alana to be a couple someday.

But that wasn't what Eric yearned for.

The last thing he wanted to do was make Janessa sad.

He knew that if he did anything to upset Alana, Janessa would be forced to keep a distance from him.

If he wanted to stay close to Janessa, he had to reign in the affections he had for her.

"We're just friends, that's all."

Eric didn't want to think too deeply about the relationship he had with Alana.

As of now, he only saw her as a friend.

However, if things changed, they might become a couple in the future.

Janessa merely nodded with satisfaction.

She was relieved to hear those words from his mouth.

It seemed like she made the right move to invite both of them on the mountain climbing trip.

The next step was to watch and wait to see how things would develop between the two of them.

Janessa had no intention of interfering with their relationship.

Things had to happen naturally between the two of them.

be too late for her to step

take good care of Alana.Also, can you tell her that I won't be able

progressing between them, she didn't want to

a proper wingman to

furrowed

seem a bit off tonight, like something is on your mind.Is there something

moment Janessa stepped into the ward, she had

from Alana, Eric could immediately tell that she wasn't her usual

was only able to deceive Alana, not

worry about me! I just don't want to be a third wheel,

tried her hardest

turned to look at Eric, she suddenly felt a pang of guilt for lying to his face

to be so perceptive when it came to

it something you can't tell me

stepped forward and blocked Janessa's

shoulders and looked down on her with

am I right? You can tell me

six feet tall, and Janessa was more than a foot

her neck to look

comforted by the fact that

her, there was someone she could

didn't know what to do next, so she ended up telling Eric

feeling that Gracie is behind this whole mess, but I don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like my investigation's hit a dead end, and

the edge of a nearby flower bed and looked up at the sky as she took a deep

hacker.I know someone who majored in computer science.I could ask him to check it out for you.Maybe he could find

Janessa nodded in reply.

sudden, she noticed a flash of light coming from

stood up and looked back suspiciously

abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed for Janessa

took off his

are you looking at,

thinking that Janessa might have seen someone she

"You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm not

to share her troubles with him,

on the coat made

of kindness was too

he was becoming a dear friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at a safe distance for Alana's

your brother, okay?

adjusted his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders

choice but to let him do

get a good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what he could do for you.Everything's

anything terrible happen to you,’ Eric

walked side by side as Eric escorted her back

walk, Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching her, but she never saw

do you keep looking

asked when he noticed that Janessa kept looking

but the road and the street lamp behind