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.

deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray

later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing

back,"

friend, who had just been messing around, reluctantly handed

want your phone

it weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had a chance

Harper's face turned

name Lauren in ages, so

at the girl in the

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

let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is the most important person

ask Benjamin, he'd say the same, right

look at Benjamin after hearing

and

saw he didn't deny it, and their teasing got

no one means more to Benjamin

quickly shot a

don't need

already turned

out of the club, she pulled the pregnancy report out

rain had washed over the report, smudging

surprise him with the news, but now that

the umbrella so she could be the

let out a bitter laugh and slowly tore it

back to the Harvey Mansion, the butler

happened?

As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another

whole group of them

hot bath for

cup of

Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling up

later, a tall figure appeared

happened?" Benjamin asked,

that moment, Harper was sitting on the

wondered why he was back when he was supposed to be

the rain. She's soaked," One

up on the couch. Then he strode over with

got a closer look at

to her pale skin, and her usually rosy lips were

to you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his

breath, trying to

up at him and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so I gave him mine." Benjamin's eyes turned icy

is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think

uneasy glances, not daring to

dropped, tears

say a word, desperately holding back

up that her

tossed her into the

Harper kept her

lifted her head and

minutes later, Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm

legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him

out, he pointed to the cup of ginger