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.

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 the next two

that things were progressing between them, she didn't want to be a

a proper wingman

brows furrowed at her

tonight, like something

moment Janessa stepped into the ward, she had a frown on

she tried her hardest to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric

only able to deceive Alana, not

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

her hardest to look

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

be so perceptive when it

you

stepped forward and blocked Janessa's

her shoulders and looked down on

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

tall, and Janessa was more

had to crane her neck to look

by the fact that she had a younger brother by

was someone she could

do next, so she

don't have the evidence to prove

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

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

looked back suspiciously but she couldn't see

abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of

took off his coat

are you

that Janessa might have

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

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

smell of him on the

of kindness was too intimate

of hers, she

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

Janessa's frail shoulders and

had no choice but to let him do

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

to you,’ Eric

side by side as Eric escorted

Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching

you keep

noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

the road