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

slightly, revealing

back," He

just been messing around, reluctantly handed the

do you want your

it out! If it weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even

the door, Harper's face

name Lauren in ages, so

at the girl in the white

It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and now you're teasing

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

Even if you ask Benjamin, he'd

look at Benjamin

smirked and didn't deny

deny it, and

ya, no one means more to

shot a message back to Harper, his

don't need the umbrella. You should go

she had already turned away.

out of the club, she pulled

rain had washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

to surprise him with the news, but now that

to bring the umbrella so she could be the butt of the

let out a bitter laugh and slowly tore

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

Harvey! What happened? Come

were numb from the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another

of them

hot bath for Mrs.

cup of ginger

skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling up to the

a tall figure appeared

Benjamin asked, his face

Harper was sitting on the couch. When

wondered why he was back when he

in the rain. She's

who was curling up on the couch. Then he

got a closer

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

asked, his brows knitted

breath, trying to keep her emotions

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

the hell is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How

standing around exchanged uneasy glances,

tears starting

say a word, desperately holding back

up that

into the bathroom

Harper kept her head

lifted her head and

minutes later, Harper walked out

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

pointed to the cup of ginger tea next to