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.

His deep-set eyes were particularly

his hand slightly, revealing an

back," He

been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back to

want

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

Harper's

hadn't heard the name Lauren in ages, so long that she almost forgot that she

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

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

it go,

ask Benjamin, he'd say the same,

but look at Benjamin after

just smirked and didn't

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

one means more to Benjamin than

shot a message back to Harper, his

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

already turned away. She didn't have the courage to knock on that

out of the club, she pulled

had washed over the report, smudging

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

he just wanted her to bring the umbrella

moment, then let out a bitter laugh and slowly tore

butler opened the door and was startled to see

What happened?

cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant

of them fussed

run a hot

another cup

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

a tall figure appeared

happened?" Benjamin asked,

was sitting on the

when he was supposed to be by

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

Benjamin landed his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on

he got a closer look at her,

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

you?" Benjamin asked, his

trying to keep

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

hell is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

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

exchanged uneasy glances, not

dropped, tears starting

a word,

and scooped her up that her hot tears finally

the bathroom

kept her head

was gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away her

later, Harper walked out of the

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

her come out, he pointed to