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 to

you tell her that I won't

progressing between them, she didn't want to

to be a proper wingman

brows furrowed

bit off tonight, like something is on your

the ward, she had a frown

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

was only able to deceive Alana,

me! I just don't want to be

her hardest to

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

never expected Eric to be so perceptive when it came

something you

stepped forward and blocked Janessa's

shoulders and looked down on her with

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

feet tall, and Janessa was more than a foot

her neck to look him

felt comforted by the fact that she had a younger brother

what burdened her, there was someone she could

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

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

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

know someone who majored in computer science.I could ask

Janessa nodded in reply.

she noticed a flash of light coming from

and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't see anything

abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto

he took off his coat and placed it

are you

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

shrugged off his coat as she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm not cold right

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

him on the

of kindness was too intimate for

of hers, she

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

adjusted his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent down to

choice but to let him

good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what he could do

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

by side as Eric escorted her

had the feeling that someone was watching her, but

you keep

asked when he noticed that

saw nothing but the road and