I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 1 The Divorce

"Congratulations! You're pregnant. Your baby is perfectly fine."

Hearing the doctor's words, Harper clutched the report in her hand, looking stunned.

She was both shocked and thrilled, hardly believing her ears.

"You'll need to come here for regular check-ups. Where's the baby's father? I need to talk him through some precautions."

After snapping back to reality, Harper replied with an awkward smile, "My husband couldn't make it today."

"Sorry to hear that. But no matter how busy he is, he should be here for you and your baby."

By the time Harper stepped out of the hospital, it was already drizzling outside.

Harper gently touched her belly, marveling that a life was growing inside her.

It was her and Benjamin's baby...

Suddenly, her phone buzzed.

She glanced at the screen; it was a message from her husband, Benjamin.

"It's raining. Bring me an umbrella."

There was an address for a club attached to it.

Harper couldn't help but wonder what kind of place it was, especially since Benjamin said he had a meeting today.

But Harper didn't hesitate much. She told the driver to take her to the club.

Once they reached the club entrance, she said to the driver, "You can head back now."

"Ma'am, you don't need me to wait for you?" the driver asked.

Harper thought for a moment and shook her head. "No, it's fine. I'll go home with my husband later."

Since she was there for Benjamin, she might as well wait and go home with him.

As she requested, the driver quickly drove away.

What started as a light drizzle had turned into a full-blown downpour at that time.

Harper walked up to the club entrance with an umbrella in hand.

It was a billiards club, and the place looked pretty upscale.

As she walked, Harper couldn't stop thinking about the pregnancy report.

She was torn between telling Benjamin about the pregnancy right away or waiting to surprise him on his birthday.

Before long, Harper reached the door of room 203, but just as she was about to knock, she froze.

The voices coming from inside the room drained her face of its color.

"No way, Benjamin! You really think your so-called wife will bring you an umbrella? Does she seriously think you'll get wet?"

"She must be head over heels for you. She can't even think straight!"

"That's nonsense."

A lazy, deep voice came from the corner of the room.

legs and a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he crossed his

slightly, revealing

it back,"

just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

why do you want your phone back

out! If it weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had a chance to grab his

Harper's face turned

hadn't heard the name Lauren in ages, so

glancing at the girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was

softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone,

let it go,

Even if you ask Benjamin, he'd say

couldn't help but look at Benjamin after hearing

smirked and didn't deny

didn't deny it, and

means more

jeers, Benjamin quickly shot a

read, "I don't need the umbrella. You

time Harper got the message, she had already turned

she pulled

rain had washed over the

planned to surprise him with

he just wanted her to bring the umbrella so she could be the

at the report for a long moment, then let out a bitter laugh and

the Harvey Mansion, the butler

happened?

stepped inside, a servant

of them fussed over

run a hot bath for Mrs.

another cup of

the skin. So, no one noticed a

figure appeared at the

happened?" Benjamin asked, his

on the couch. When she

when he

Harvey, Mrs. Harvey got caught in the rain. She's soaked," One of

his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on

a closer look at

a drowned rat. Her soft hair was plastered to her pale skin, and her usually rosy lips

asked, his brows knitted and his

trying

"My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so

is

Harper's smile froze.

didn't have an umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think I'd

exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to say

dropped, tears starting to

didn't say a word, desperately holding

wasn't until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot

the bathroom and

along, Harper kept her head

finally lifted her head

later, Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm

couch, his long legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him was a

to the cup of ginger tea next