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.

to encounter some problems, it wouldn't be too

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

that things were progressing between them, she

wanted to be a proper wingman to her

furrowed at

off tonight, like something is on your mind.Is there something bothering

ward, she

hardest to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric

only able to

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

hardest

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

never expected Eric to be so perceptive when

you

and blocked

on her shoulders and looked

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

six feet tall, and Janessa

to crane her neck

felt comforted by the fact that she

there was someone she could share her

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

have a 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

the edge of a nearby 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 check it out for you.Maybe

Janessa nodded in reply.

sudden, she noticed a flash of

stood up and looked back suspiciously but she

onto the edge of the flower bed

that, he took off his coat and

are you looking at,

also looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen

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

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

of him on the coat made her feel

act of kindness was too intimate for

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

on! It's no big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could I stand around

on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent down

no choice but to let him do

about it so much.You need to get a good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what

let anything terrible happen to you,’ Eric silently

side as Eric escorted

Janessa had the feeling that someone

you

he noticed that Janessa kept

saw nothing but the road and the street