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.

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

that I won't be able to visit her in the hospital for

progressing between them, she didn't want to be a third

proper wingman to her best

brows furrowed at

bit off tonight, like something is

Janessa stepped into the ward, she had a

to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell that she wasn't her

able to deceive Alana, not

just don't want to be a third wheel, that's

hardest

Eric, she suddenly felt a pang of guilt for lying to

never expected Eric to be so

something you

stepped forward and blocked Janessa's

her shoulders and looked down

younger brother, am I

tall, and Janessa was more

her neck to look him

that moment, she suddenly felt comforted by the fact that she had

what burdened her, there was someone she could share her

that point, Janessa didn't know what to do next, so she ended up

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 I don't know what to

a nearby flower bed and looked up at the

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

Janessa nodded in reply.

a flash of light

up and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't

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

he took off his coat

you looking

Janessa might

as she said, "You might catch a cold.Put

enough to share her troubles with him, she couldn't

him on the coat made her

of kindness was too

was becoming a dear friend of hers, she wanted

big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could I stand around

his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent down to button

but to let

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

hell I'll let anything terrible happen to you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed

as Eric escorted

the walk, Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching

you keep

asked when he noticed that Janessa kept looking

but the road and the street lamp behind