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

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

them, she didn't

be a proper

furrowed at

off tonight, like something is on your

the ward,

though she tried her hardest to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric

to deceive

about me! I just don't want

hardest to look

Eric, she suddenly felt a

never expected Eric to be so perceptive when it came to

you can't

stepped forward and

his hands on her shoulders and looked down

see me as your younger brother, am I right?

tall, and Janessa was more than a foot shorter

to crane her neck to look

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

what burdened her, there was someone she could share her

to do next,

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 what to

bed and looked up at the sky as she took a

who majored in computer science.I could ask him to

Janessa nodded in reply.

sudden, she noticed a flash

and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't

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

his coat and placed it around

you looking at,

back, thinking that Janessa might have seen

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

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

of him on the

was

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

It's no big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could

Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

no choice but to

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 to be

no way in hell I'll let anything terrible happen to you,’ Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed her

by side as Eric escorted

walk, Janessa had the feeling that someone was watching her, but she

you keep looking

he noticed that

road