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.

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

later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious

back,"

who had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

want your phone back

being here, you wouldn't even have had a chance

the door, Harper's

hadn't heard the name Lauren in ages, so

private room, everyone was joking around, glancing at the girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She

not cool to

go,

you ask Benjamin, he'd say the same,

couldn't help but look at Benjamin after

smirked and didn't deny

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

no one means more to

a message back to

read, "I don't need the

turned away.

out of the club, she pulled the pregnancy

over the report, smudging

planned to surprise him with the news, but now that

to bring the umbrella so she could be the

for a long moment, then let out

Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door and was startled

Harvey! What happened? Come in,

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

whole group of

run a hot

another cup of

because Harper got soaked to the skin.

figure appeared

asked, his face

was sitting on the couch. When

he was back when he was

Harvey got caught in the

gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the

a closer look at her,

Her soft hair was plastered to her pale skin, and

happened to you?" Benjamin asked, his brows

took a deep breath, trying

looked up 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

Harper's smile froze.

didn't have an umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How

around exchanged uneasy glances, not

tears starting to

a word, desperately

until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot tears finally fell onto her

the bathroom and then

Harper kept her

she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away

walked out of the bathroom, calm

on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he was

her come out, he pointed to the cup