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.

a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he

he raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch on

back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

do you want your phone

If it weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had

Harper's face turned

so long that she

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

she smiled softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to

about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows

Benjamin,

couldn't help but look at Benjamin after

smirked and didn't deny

deny it, and their

means

a message back to Harper, his

need the umbrella. You should go

the message, she had already turned away. She didn't have the courage to knock on that

club, she pulled the pregnancy report out of

washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

had planned to surprise him with the

just wanted her to bring the umbrella so she could

then let out

to the Harvey Mansion, the butler opened

happened? Come

the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another started

group of them fussed

hot bath for

another cup of ginger

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

a tall figure

Benjamin asked, his face

moment, Harper was sitting on the couch. When

when he was supposed to

the

that, Benjamin landed his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the couch.

he got a closer

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

his brows knitted

breath, trying to keep

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

is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

him yours and got soaked yourself? How old

standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring

eyes dropped, tears starting

a word, desperately holding back

walked over and scooped her up that her hot

tossed her into the bathroom and

along, Harper kept

was gone, she finally lifted her head and gently

out of

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

out, he pointed to the cup of