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

care of Alana.Also, can you tell her that I won't be able to visit her in the hospital for the next two

things were progressing between them, she

a proper wingman

furrowed at her

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

into the ward, she had a

to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could

was only able to deceive Alana, not

about me! I just don't want to be

her hardest to look

she suddenly felt a pang of

never expected Eric to be so perceptive when

it something you can't tell me

stepped forward and

placed his hands on her shoulders and

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

Janessa

to crane her neck to

comforted by the fact that

there was someone she could

know what to do next, so she ended up telling

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,

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

for you to locate the hacker.I know someone who majored in computer science.I could ask him to

Janessa nodded in reply.

of a sudden, she noticed a flash of light coming from behind

up and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't see anything but

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

took off his coat and placed it around

you looking at,

also looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen someone she

she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm

to share her troubles with him, she couldn't

him on the coat made her

kindness was too intimate

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

brother, okay? How

coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

choice but

a good night's rest.I'll contact

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

side as Eric escorted her back

someone was watching her, but she never

do you keep

when he noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

saw nothing but the road and the street lamp behind