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 in and

you tell her that I won't be

she didn't want to be a

to be a proper wingman to

furrowed

off tonight, like something is on

ward, she

her hardest to conceal her worries from Alana,

able to deceive

about me! I just don't want to

hardest to

she turned to look at Eric, she suddenly felt a pang of guilt

Eric to be so perceptive when it

something you can't

and blocked Janessa's

placed his hands on her shoulders and looked down on her with

as your younger brother, am I right? You can tell

over six feet tall, and Janessa was more than a

had to crane her neck to look him in

the fact

burdened her, there was

point, Janessa didn't know what to do next,

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 I don't know what to do

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

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

Janessa nodded in reply.

of a sudden, she noticed a flash of

looked back suspiciously but she couldn't

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

that, he took off his coat and placed

are you

also looked back, thinking that Janessa

might catch a cold.Put it

she trusted him enough to share her troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat

the coat made her feel

act of kindness was too intimate

he was becoming a dear friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at

no big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could

adjusted his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

but to

night's rest.I'll contact

Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed her out of the

Eric escorted her back

the feeling that someone was watching her,

do you keep looking

when he noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

the road and the