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

hand slightly, revealing

back," He

had just been messing around, reluctantly

do you want your

weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had a chance to grab

door, Harper's face

ages, so long that she almost forgot

everyone was joking around, glancing at the girl in the white dress

It's not cool

go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren

ask Benjamin, he'd say the same, right

help but look

just smirked and didn't

he didn't deny it, and their teasing

means more to Benjamin than

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

need the umbrella. You should

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

club, she pulled the

had washed over the report, smudging the

him with the news, but now that

the umbrella so she could be

stared at the report for a long moment, then let out a bitter laugh

she got back to the Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door

What happened? Come in,

stepped inside, a servant

group of them fussed

a hot bath for

cup

skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling up

later, a tall figure

happened?" Benjamin asked, his

the couch.

wondered why he was back when he

the rain. She's

on Harper, who was curling up on the couch. Then

closer look at her,

was plastered to her pale skin, and

his brows knitted and his tone

deep breath, trying to keep her emotions in

later, she looked up at him and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I

the hell is

Harper's smile froze.

umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself?

standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to say

eyes dropped, tears starting

didn't say a word, desperately

wasn't until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot tears finally fell

her into the bathroom

Harper kept her

finally lifted her head and gently wiped away

Harper walked out of the

legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him was a

pointed to the cup of ginger tea