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.

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

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

progressing between them, she

be a proper

brows furrowed at

like something is on

into the ward, she

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

only able to

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

hardest

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

so perceptive when

something you can't

forward and blocked Janessa's

her shoulders and looked down on her with a

me as your younger brother, am

was over six feet tall, and Janessa

had to crane her neck to look

moment, she suddenly felt comforted by the fact that she had a younger brother

matter what burdened her, there was someone she could share

what to do next, so she ended

but I don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like my investigation's hit a dead end, and

and looked up

who majored in computer science.I could ask him to check it out for you.Maybe he could

Janessa nodded in reply.

of a sudden, she noticed a flash of

stood up and looked back suspiciously

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

that, he took off his coat and placed it

are you looking at,

looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen

she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm not cold right

troubles with him, she couldn't

smell of him on the

of kindness was too intimate

hers, she wanted

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

his coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and

no choice but to let

rest.I'll contact my friend to see what he

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

by side as Eric escorted her back to

that someone

do you keep

he noticed that Janessa kept

the road and the