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.

it wouldn't be too late for her to step in and

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

things were progressing between them, she didn't

be a proper wingman to her best

brows furrowed at

like something

stepped into the ward, she had a frown on her

though she tried her hardest to conceal her worries from Alana,

to deceive Alana,

don't want to

tried her hardest to look

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

expected Eric to be so perceptive when it

something you

and blocked

on her shoulders and looked down

younger brother, am I right? You can tell

over six feet tall, and Janessa was more than a foot shorter

to crane her neck to look him in the

suddenly felt comforted by the fact that she had a younger brother by her

there was someone she

what to do next,

don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like my investigation's hit a dead end, and I don't

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

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

Janessa nodded in reply.

noticed a flash of

suspiciously but she couldn't see anything

an abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed for Janessa to

his coat

are you looking

back, thinking that Janessa might have seen someone she

"You might catch a cold.Put

her troubles with

him on the coat made

kindness was

he was becoming a dear friend of hers, she wanted to

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

adjusted his coat on Janessa's frail

but

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

terrible happen to you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as

by side as Eric escorted her back to

Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching her, but she

do you

that

road and the