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.

His deep-set eyes

hand slightly,

back," He

who had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

want

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

door, Harper's

Lauren in ages, so

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

and said, "Come on, guys. It's not

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

if you ask Benjamin, he'd

couldn't help but look at

smirked and

crowd saw he didn't deny it,

ya, no one means more

shot a message back to Harper, his eyes

need the umbrella. You

turned away. She didn't have the

pulled the pregnancy

over the report, smudging the words

had planned to surprise him with the news,

bring the umbrella so she could be the butt

a long moment, then let out a bitter

Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door and

happened? Come

a servant wrapped a

of

hot bath for Mrs.

another cup of

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

a tall figure

asked, his face

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

he was supposed to

Harvey, Mrs. Harvey got caught in the rain. She's soaked," One of the

landed his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the

got a closer look at

plastered to her pale skin, and her usually rosy lips were

happened to you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his

a deep breath, trying to keep her emotions

and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so

is

Harper's smile froze.

him yours and got soaked yourself? How old

around exchanged uneasy glances, not

eyes dropped, tears starting to

word, desperately holding back the

walked over and scooped her up that her hot

the bathroom and

Harper kept

was gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped

Harper walked out

front of him was a laptop. It looked

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