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.

were to encounter some problems, it wouldn't be too late

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

between them, she didn't want

to be a proper wingman to her

brows furrowed

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

stepped into the ward, she had a frown

her hardest to conceal her worries from

able to deceive

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

hardest

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

Eric to be so

it something you can't tell

forward and

and looked down on her with

brother, am I right?

and Janessa was more than

neck to

by the fact that she had a younger brother by her

her, there was someone she could share

do next,

I 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 investigation's hit a dead end, and I don't

and looked up at the sky as she took a

hacker.I know someone who majored in

Janessa nodded in reply.

noticed a flash of light coming from behind

suspiciously but she couldn't see

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

that, he took off his coat and placed it

you looking

back, thinking that Janessa might have

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

to share her troubles with him, she

on the coat made

of kindness was too intimate for

dear friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at a safe distance for Alana's

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

Janessa's frail shoulders and bent down to

choice but to let him do

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

happen to you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as

side by side as Eric escorted her

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

you keep

that Janessa kept looking

nothing but the road and the street lamp