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.

be too late for

tell her that I won't

them, she didn't want to be

proper wingman

brows furrowed

like something is

stepped into the ward, she had a

hardest to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell that she wasn't her usual

able to

don't want to be a third wheel,

tried her hardest

Eric, she suddenly felt a pang of guilt for lying to his face like

be so perceptive when

it something you

forward and blocked Janessa's

placed his hands on her shoulders and looked

as your younger brother, am I right?

over six feet tall, and Janessa was

had to crane her neck to look him

the fact that she had a younger brother

burdened her, there was someone she could share her difficulties

know what to do next, so she

was suspecting.I have a feeling that Gracie is behind this whole mess, but I don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like my

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

someone who majored in computer science.I

Janessa nodded in reply.

sudden, she noticed a flash

up and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't see anything but

found an abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed

took off his coat and placed

are you looking

also looked back, thinking that Janessa might

shrugged off his coat as she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back

share her troubles with him, she couldn't

smell of him on the coat made

kindness was too intimate for

hers, she wanted to keep him at a safe distance

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

Janessa's frail shoulders and bent down to

but to

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 you.Everything's going

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

as Eric escorted her back

the feeling that someone was watching

do you

that Janessa kept looking behind

saw nothing but the road and the street lamp