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.

strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly

seconds later, he raised his hand slightly,

back," He

messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back to

do you want your phone back so

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

Harper's face

heard the name Lauren in ages, so long that she almost forgot

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

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

her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is the most

if you ask Benjamin, he'd say the same, right

couldn't help but look

and

he didn't deny it, and their

one means more to Benjamin than

crowd's jeers, Benjamin quickly shot a message back to Harper, his

need the umbrella. You should

Harper got the message, she had already turned away. She didn't have the courage to knock

the club, she pulled the pregnancy report out of her

had washed over the report, smudging

had planned to surprise him with the news, but now

out, he just wanted her to bring the umbrella so she could be the butt of the

a long moment, then let out a bitter laugh and slowly tore it

Mansion, the butler opened the door and was startled to

Harvey! What happened? Come in,

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

group of them

hot bath for

cup of ginger

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

tall figure appeared

asked, his face

sitting on the couch.

why he was back when he was supposed to be

in the rain. She's soaked," One of

up on the couch.

a closer look at

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

Benjamin asked, his

deep breath, trying to keep her emotions in

him and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way

is

Harper's smile froze.

soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think I'd praise you for

exchanged uneasy glances, not daring

eyes dropped, tears

word, desperately

her up that her

into the bathroom

Harper kept her

her head and gently wiped away

out of the

the couch, his long legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he was

to the cup