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.

encounter some problems, it wouldn't be too late

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

progressing between them, she didn't want to be

a proper wingman to her

furrowed at

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

the ward,

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

was only able to deceive Alana,

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

tried her hardest

a pang of guilt

to be so

something you can't tell me

and blocked Janessa's

on her shoulders and

your younger brother, am

six feet tall, and Janessa was more than a foot

to crane her neck

by the fact that she had a younger

matter what burdened her, there was someone she could share

that point, Janessa didn't know what to do

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

nearby flower bed and looked up at the sky

someone who majored in computer science.I could ask him to check

Janessa nodded in reply.

a flash

back suspiciously but she couldn't see

abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of

off his coat and placed

are you looking

back, thinking that Janessa might have seen someone

she said, "You might catch a cold.Put

troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat

him on the coat made

of kindness was too intimate

though he was becoming a dear friend of hers, she

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

frail shoulders and bent down to

but to let him

to get a good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what he could do for you.Everything's going

no way in hell I'll let anything terrible happen to you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as he

side by side as Eric escorted her back

the feeling that someone was watching her, but

do you keep

he noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

nothing but the road