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.

tall with long legs and a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly

slightly, revealing an

it back," He

friend, who had just been messing around,

you want your phone back so

being here, you wouldn't

the door, Harper's

so

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

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

it go, chiming

Even if you ask Benjamin, he'd say

look

smirked and didn't

he didn't deny it, and their teasing got even

ya, no one means more

jeers, Benjamin quickly shot a

"I don't need

got the message, she had already turned away. She didn't have the

the club, she pulled the

over the report, smudging the words beyond

with the news,

umbrella so she could be

long moment, then let out a bitter laugh and slowly tore it to

to the Harvey Mansion, the butler

Harvey! What happened?

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

of them fussed over

a hot bath for Mrs.

cup

to the skin. So, no one noticed

a tall figure appeared at the

asked, his face

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

he was supposed to be by

in the rain.

his gaze on Harper, who was curling up

got a closer look at her,

rat. Her soft hair was plastered to

you?" Benjamin asked, his brows

took a deep breath, trying to keep

died, and on the

the hell is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

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

around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to

eyes dropped, tears

a word, desperately holding back the

up that

her into the bathroom

kept

lifted her head and gently wiped away her

minutes later, Harper walked out of

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

her come out, he pointed to the cup of ginger tea next to