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.

tall with long legs and a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were

later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious

back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed

you want your phone back so

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

Harper's face

Lauren in ages, so long

in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was pretty and

"Come on, guys. It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and now you're teasing

about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is

Benjamin,

but look at

and didn't deny

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

no one means more to Benjamin

shot a message back to Harper,

need the umbrella. You

time Harper got the message, she had already turned away.

the club, she pulled the pregnancy report

washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

had planned to surprise him with the news, but now that

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

then let out a bitter laugh

back to the Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door and was startled

Harvey! What happened?

inside, a servant

group of them fussed

run a hot bath

another cup

because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed

tall figure appeared

Benjamin asked, his face

the couch. When she

he was supposed to

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

Benjamin landed his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the couch. Then he

he got a closer look at her, Benjamin

to her pale skin, and her usually

Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his tone

a deep breath, trying

and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella,

is

Harper's smile froze.

didn't have an umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How

standing around exchanged uneasy glances,

dropped, tears

a word, desperately holding

up that her

into the bathroom

along, Harper kept her

lifted her head and gently wiped away her

later, Harper walked out

legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him was a

saw her come out, he pointed to the cup of ginger tea next