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 were particularly captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he crossed

slightly,

back," He

been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

you want your phone

here, you wouldn't even have had a chance

Harper's face turned

so

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

guys. It's not

go, chiming in,

if you ask Benjamin, he'd

but look at Benjamin

and didn't

he didn't deny it, and their teasing got

means more to

a message

"I don't need

already turned

the club, she pulled

rain had washed over the

had planned to surprise him with the

just wanted her to bring the umbrella

for a long moment, then let out a

the butler

happened? Come in,

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

of them fussed

a hot bath for Mrs.

another cup

to the skin. So, no one

tall figure

asked, his face

Harper was sitting on the couch.

why he was back when he was supposed to

the

on Harper, who was curling up on the couch. Then he strode over with

a closer look at

rat. Her soft hair was plastered to her

asked, his

deep breath, trying to keep her

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

the hell is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

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

standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring

eyes dropped, tears

a word, desperately holding

walked over and scooped her up

her into the

kept her

finally lifted her head and

out of the bathroom,

stretched out on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he was still dealing with some

pointed to the cup of ginger tea next