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.

they were to encounter some problems, it wouldn't be too late for her to step

tell her that I won't be able to visit her in

she didn't want to be a third

proper wingman to her best

furrowed at

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

stepped into the ward,

conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell

to deceive Alana, not

I just don't want to be a third

hardest to look

suddenly felt a pang of guilt for lying

expected Eric to be so perceptive when

something you can't tell

and blocked

and looked down on her with a sullen

as your younger brother, am I right? You

was over six feet tall, and Janessa was more than a foot shorter

had to crane her neck to look him in

comforted by the fact that she had a younger

was someone she could

didn't know what to do next,

what I was suspecting.I have a feeling that Gracie is behind this whole mess, but I don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like

and looked up at the sky

majored in computer science.I could ask him to check

Janessa nodded in reply.

a flash of light

suspiciously

found an abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed

off his coat and placed it

you

back, thinking that Janessa might have seen someone she

shrugged off his coat as she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm not

enough to share her troubles

smell of him on the

act of kindness was

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

your brother, okay? How could I stand around and watch you

Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

no choice but to let

worry about it so much.You need to get a good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what he could do for you.Everything's going to be

you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed her

Eric

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

you keep

he noticed that

nothing but the road