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

raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch

back," He

been messing around, reluctantly handed

want

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

door, Harper's face

heard the name Lauren in ages, so long that she

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

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

to her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is

ask Benjamin, he'd say the same,

look at Benjamin

and didn't

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

means more to Benjamin than

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

don't need

turned away. She didn't have the courage

club, she pulled

washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

surprise him with the news, but

to bring the umbrella so she could

a long moment, then let out

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

What happened? Come in,

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

whole group of them fussed

a hot bath for Mrs.

cup of

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

tall figure appeared at the

asked, his face

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

he was back when he was supposed

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

his gaze on Harper, who was curling up

got a closer

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

Benjamin asked, his brows

trying

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."

is

Harper's smile froze.

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

exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to say a

dropped, tears

say a word, desperately holding back

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

the bathroom

Harper kept her

gone, she finally lifted her head and

later, Harper walked out of the bathroom,

on the floor. In front of

pointed to the