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 for her to step in and mediate

can you tell her that I won't be able to visit her

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

proper

brows furrowed at

a bit off tonight, like something is on

into the ward, she had a

to conceal her worries from Alana,

able to deceive Alana,

about me! I just don't want

tried her hardest to look

she suddenly felt a pang of guilt for lying to

expected Eric to be so perceptive

something you

stepped forward and blocked Janessa's

his hands on her shoulders and looked down on her

see me as your younger brother, am I right? You

feet tall, and Janessa was more

neck to look him

by the fact that she had a younger

matter what burdened her, there was someone she

do next, so she ended

behind this whole mess, but I don't have the evidence to

nearby flower bed and looked up at the sky as she

be tricky for you to locate the hacker.I know someone who majored in computer science.I could ask him to check it out for

Janessa nodded in reply.

noticed a flash of

up and looked back suspiciously but

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

that, he took off his

you

also looked back, thinking that Janessa might have

as she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm

share her troubles with him, she couldn't accept

smell of him on the coat made her

of kindness was too intimate for

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

Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

choice but to

worry 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

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

Eric

the walk, Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching

you keep

that

saw nothing but the road and the street lamp