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.

handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a

later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an

back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the

want your phone

for Lauren being here, you wouldn't

Harper's face turned

ages, so long that she almost forgot that

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

It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and now you're teasing me

her wasn't about to let it go, chiming

you ask Benjamin, he'd say

but look

just smirked and didn't

crowd saw he didn't deny it, and their

no one means

Benjamin quickly shot a message back to Harper, his eyes

read, "I don't need the umbrella.

had already turned away. She didn't have the courage to knock on

club, she pulled the pregnancy report out of

the report, smudging

had planned to surprise him with

umbrella so she could

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

Mansion, the butler opened the

Harvey! What happened? Come

stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another

group of them fussed

run a hot bath for Mrs.

another cup of ginger

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

figure appeared

happened?" Benjamin asked, his

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

wondered why he was back when he was supposed to be by Lauren's

Harvey, Mrs. Harvey got caught in the rain.

Harper, who was curling up

he got a closer look at her, Benjamin

rat. Her soft hair was plastered to her pale skin, and her

Benjamin asked, his

took a deep breath, trying to keep her

moment later, she 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." Benjamin's eyes

is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old

exchanged uneasy glances,

eyes dropped, tears starting to

didn't say a word, desperately holding

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

the

Harper kept

gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped

Harper walked out of the bathroom,

floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he was still dealing with

he pointed to the cup of ginger