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.

too late for her to step in and mediate for

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

progressing between them, she didn't want

to be a proper wingman

furrowed at her

tonight, like something is on your

moment Janessa stepped into the ward, she had

her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell

to deceive Alana, not

about me! I just don't want to be

tried her hardest

felt a pang of guilt for lying to

so

it something you

and

and looked down on her with

your younger brother, am I right? You can tell

was over six feet tall, and Janessa was more

had to crane her neck to look

suddenly felt comforted by the fact that she had a

burdened her, there was someone she could share her

that point, Janessa didn't know what to do

I was suspecting.I have a feeling that Gracie is behind this whole mess, but I don't have the

sat on the edge of a nearby flower bed and looked

would be tricky 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 he could find

Janessa nodded in reply.

of a sudden, she noticed a flash of

up and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't

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

he took off his

you

Janessa might have seen someone

might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm not

her troubles with him, she couldn't

of him on the coat made her

act of kindness was too

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

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

Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

but to let

much.You need to get a good night's rest.I'll contact

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

as Eric

someone was watching

you

when he noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

nothing but the road and the street lamp