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.

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

his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch on his

it back,"

just been messing around,

do you want

here, you

door, Harper's face

Lauren in ages, so long that she almost

everyone was joking around, glancing at the girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was pretty and had a

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

wasn't about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows

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

but look at Benjamin after

and

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

ya, no one means more to Benjamin

shot a

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

the message, she had already turned away. She didn't have the courage

of the club, she pulled the pregnancy report

the report, smudging

planned to surprise him with the news, but now that

the umbrella so she could be the

report for a long moment, then let out a

to the Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door

Harvey! What happened? Come in,

inside, a servant wrapped

group of

run a hot bath for Mrs.

cup of ginger

were in a frenzy because Harper got soaked to the skin.

a tall figure

asked, his

on the couch. When

he was supposed to be by

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

up on

he got a closer look at

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

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

trying to keep her

she looked up at him and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so

is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

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

servants standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to say

dropped, tears starting to

a word, desperately holding back

over and scooped her up

her into the bathroom and then

Harper kept

gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away

minutes later, Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm

on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he

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