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.

too late for her to step in and mediate

you tell her that I won't be able to visit her in the hospital

between them, she didn't want to

a proper wingman to her best

brows furrowed at her

off tonight, like something is on

moment Janessa stepped into the ward, she had

conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell that she wasn't

was only able to deceive Alana,

I just don't want to be a third wheel,

tried her hardest

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

to be so perceptive when it came

it something you can't tell

and blocked

on her shoulders and looked down on her with

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

six feet tall, and Janessa was more than

neck to look him in

by the fact that she had

her, there was someone she could share her difficulties

didn't know what to do

is behind this whole mess, but I don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like my

of a nearby flower bed and looked up at the sky as she took

would 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

looked back suspiciously but she couldn't

and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed for Janessa to sit

his coat and

are you looking

back, thinking that Janessa might have

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

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

on the coat made her feel

of kindness was

dear friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at

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

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

no choice but to let him

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

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

walked side by side as Eric escorted

had the feeling that someone was

do you

he noticed that

saw nothing but the road