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.

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

take good care of Alana.Also, can you tell her that I won't

that things were progressing between them, she didn't want to be a

a proper wingman

furrowed at

a bit off tonight, like something is

into the ward, she had a

worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell that

only able to deceive Alana,

just don't want to be a third wheel, that's

tried her hardest to look

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

Eric to be so perceptive

you

forward and blocked

and looked down on her with a sullen

younger brother, am I right? You can tell

and Janessa was more than a foot shorter than

had to crane her neck to look him

the fact

what burdened her, there was someone she could

do next, so she ended

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 know what to do

on the edge of a nearby flower bed and looked up at the

know someone who majored in computer science.I could

Janessa nodded in reply.

sudden, she noticed a flash of

and looked back suspiciously but

cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed for Janessa

took off his coat and placed it

are you looking

looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen

"You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm

she trusted him enough to share her troubles

of him on the coat made her

was too intimate

he was becoming a dear friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at a safe distance for

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

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

no choice but to let him do

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

anything terrible happen to you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed her out of

by side as Eric escorted

someone was watching her, but she never

do you keep looking

asked when he noticed that Janessa kept looking

but the road