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 tailored gray suit, he crossed his

slightly,

back,"

around, reluctantly handed the phone

you want

weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had a chance to

the door, Harper's face turned ghostly

name Lauren in ages, so long that she almost forgot that

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

said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to prank

friend next to her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in,

ask Benjamin,

but look at Benjamin

and

it, and their

one means

jeers, Benjamin quickly shot a message back to Harper,

don't need the umbrella.

the message, she had already turned away. She

she pulled the

washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

planned to surprise him with the news,

umbrella so she could be the butt of

for a long moment, then let out a

she got back to the Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door and was startled to see her

happened? Come in,

limbs were numb from the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big

group of them fussed over

run a hot

another cup of ginger

Harper got soaked to the skin.

a tall figure appeared at the

happened?" Benjamin asked, his face

sitting on the couch. When

why he was back when he was supposed to be by

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

who was curling up on the couch. Then he

he got a closer

Her soft hair was plastered to her pale skin, and her usually rosy lips

you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his

trying to keep her emotions in

smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so I gave him mine." Benjamin's eyes turned icy

the hell is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

and got soaked yourself?

servants standing around exchanged uneasy glances,

dropped, tears starting

say a word,

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

tossed her into the bathroom and

along, Harper kept her

lifted her head and gently wiped away

later, Harper walked out

In front of him was a laptop.

come out, he pointed to the