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 captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he

few seconds later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an

back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back

why do you want your phone

Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had

door, Harper's

so long that she almost forgot that

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

she smiled softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not

friend next to her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in,

Benjamin, he'd say the same, right

look at Benjamin after hearing

smirked and didn't deny

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

means more to

Benjamin quickly shot a message back

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

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

pulled the pregnancy report out of

washed over the report, smudging the

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

the umbrella so she could be

the report for a long moment, then let out a bitter laugh and

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

happened?

soon as she stepped inside, a

whole group of them fussed

hot bath

another cup of

were in a frenzy because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no

later, a tall figure appeared at

happened?" Benjamin asked,

Harper was sitting on the

wondered why he was back when he was supposed to

Harvey got caught in the rain. She's

curling up on the couch.

got a closer look at her, Benjamin

plastered to her

Benjamin asked, his

a deep breath, trying to keep

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."

the hell is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think I'd praise

servants standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring

eyes dropped, tears starting to

word, desperately

scooped her up that her hot tears finally fell onto

into the bathroom and then

along, Harper kept her

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

out of the bathroom, calm and

on the floor. In front

he pointed to the cup of ginger tea next