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.

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

hand slightly, revealing an

back,"

friend, who had just been messing around, reluctantly

why do you want

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

Harper's face

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

the private room, everyone was joking around, glancing at the girl in the

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

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

help but look at

and

didn't deny it, and their teasing

no one means more

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

read, "I don't need the umbrella.

already turned away. She

pulled the pregnancy report

washed over the

had planned to surprise him with the news, but now

her to bring the umbrella so she

report for a long moment, then let

the butler opened the door and was startled

happened? Come in,

were numb from the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a

group of them fussed over

hot

cup of ginger

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

figure appeared

Benjamin asked,

on the couch. When she heard

was back when he was supposed to be by Lauren's

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

Harper, who was curling up on the couch. Then

closer look at

rat. Her soft hair was plastered to

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

breath, trying to keep her

"My phone died, and on the way

hell is

Harper's smile froze.

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

uneasy glances, not daring

eyes dropped, tears starting

say a word, desperately holding back

and scooped her up that

her into the bathroom

kept

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

out of the bathroom, calm

on the floor. In front of him

to the cup of ginger tea next to