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.

wouldn't be too late for her

take good care of Alana.Also, can you tell her that I won't be able to visit her

things were progressing between them, she didn't want

a proper wingman to her

furrowed at

something is on your mind.Is

the ward, she had a frown on her

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

able to deceive Alana, not

I just don't want to be

tried her hardest to look

a

expected Eric to be so

something you can't tell

and blocked

and looked down on her

me as your younger brother, am I right? You

Janessa was more

crane her neck to

by the fact that she had a younger brother

burdened her, there was someone she could share her difficulties

do next, so she ended up

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

sat on the edge of a nearby flower bed and looked up at the sky as she took a deep

in computer science.I could ask him to check it out for you.Maybe he could

Janessa nodded in reply.

noticed a flash

suspiciously but she couldn't see anything but

of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the

took off his coat and placed it around

you

thinking that Janessa might

"You might catch

her troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat like

on the coat

was too intimate

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

big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could I stand

his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders

had no choice but to let him

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

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

side as Eric escorted her back to

walk, Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching

do you keep

he noticed that Janessa kept

road and