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.

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

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

it back,"

who had just been messing around,

why do you want your phone

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

door, Harper's face

name Lauren in ages, so long that

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

and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone,

to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone

Even if you ask Benjamin, he'd say

look at Benjamin after hearing

smirked and

he didn't deny it, and their teasing got

one means more to

quickly shot a message back to Harper,

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

the time Harper got the message, she had already turned away.

the club, she pulled the

rain had washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

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

he just wanted her to bring the umbrella so she could be the butt of the

let

the butler opened the door and

Harvey! What happened?

stepped inside, a servant wrapped

group of them fussed

a hot bath for Mrs.

cup

in a frenzy because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling up to the

later, a tall figure appeared at

Benjamin asked, his face

moment, Harper was sitting on the couch. When she heard him, her eyelashes

was back when he was supposed to be by

Harvey got caught in the

was curling up on the

he got a closer

hair was plastered to her pale skin, and

you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his

breath, trying to keep her

forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid

the hell is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

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

glances, not

tears starting to

a word, desperately holding back

scooped her up that her hot tears finally fell onto

her into the bathroom

kept her

Benjamin was gone, she finally lifted her head and gently

minutes later, Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm and

his long legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him

her come out, he pointed to