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

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

them, she didn't want to be

to be a proper wingman to

furrowed at

something is on your mind.Is there something

ward, she

conceal her worries from Alana, Eric

only able to deceive Alana, not

about me! I just don't want to be

hardest to look

felt a pang of guilt for lying to

be so perceptive when

something you

stepped forward and

placed his hands on her shoulders and looked down on her with a sullen

as your younger brother, am I right? You can tell me

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

crane her neck to

suddenly felt comforted by the fact that she had a younger

what burdened her, there was someone she could share her

that point, Janessa didn't know what to do next,

a feeling that Gracie is behind this whole mess, but I don't have the evidence to prove

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

Janessa nodded in reply.

a sudden, she noticed a flash of light coming from behind

suspiciously but she couldn't see anything

onto the edge of

off his coat and

you looking at,

looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen someone

might catch a cold.Put it

troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat like

of him on the

was

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

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

his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and

no choice but to let

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

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

as Eric escorted her back

the walk, Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching her, but she never

you keep

asked when he noticed that Janessa

road and