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.

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 be able to visit her in the hospital

she didn't

proper wingman to her

furrowed

off tonight, like something is

ward, she had

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

only able to deceive Alana,

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

tried her hardest to look

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

to be so perceptive when it

something you can't tell

stepped forward and blocked

placed his hands on her shoulders and looked

me as your younger brother, am

and Janessa was

to crane her neck to look

the fact that she had a younger

what burdened her, there was someone she could share her

point, Janessa didn't know what to do

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

bed and looked up at the sky

someone who majored in computer science.I could ask him to

Janessa nodded in reply.

a flash of

suspiciously but she couldn't see

laid it onto the edge of the flower bed

took off his coat and placed it around

you looking at,

looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen

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

she trusted him enough to share her troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat

smell of him on the

was too intimate

dear friend of hers, she wanted to

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

coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent down to button

but to let

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

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

as Eric

that someone was watching

you keep

noticed that Janessa kept

but the road and the