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.

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

seconds later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch on his

it back,"

messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back to

do you want your

If it weren't for Lauren being here, you

Harper's

heard the name Lauren in ages, so long that she almost forgot that she

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

on, guys. It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's

her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is the most important person

ask Benjamin, he'd say the

look at Benjamin after

just smirked and didn't deny

it, and their teasing got

one means more to Benjamin than

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

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

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

the club, she pulled the pregnancy report out

had washed over the

to surprise him with the news, but

out, he just wanted her to bring the umbrella so

long moment, then let out a bitter

Mansion, the butler opened the door and was startled

happened? Come

a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another

group of

run a hot bath for

another cup of

got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed a

figure appeared at the

Benjamin asked,

the couch. When she heard him,

why he was back when he

the rain. She's soaked," One of the

that, Benjamin landed his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the couch. Then he strode over with his

closer

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

Benjamin asked, his brows knitted

took a deep breath, trying

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

is

Harper's smile froze.

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

uneasy glances, not daring

tears starting

word, desperately holding

her up that her hot tears finally

into the

Harper kept

lifted her head and gently

walked out of

In front of him was a

come out, he pointed to the cup of ginger