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

slightly,

back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back

want your phone

here, you wouldn't even have had a chance

the door, Harper's face turned ghostly

so long that she almost forgot that she

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

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

go, chiming in, "Everyone

Benjamin, he'd say the same,

look at Benjamin

smirked and didn't deny

crowd saw he didn't deny it, and

means more to Benjamin than

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

"I don't need the

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

she pulled the

over the report, smudging the words beyond

with the news, but now

bring the umbrella so she could be the butt of

report for a long moment, then let out a bitter laugh and slowly tore it to

butler opened

What happened? Come in,

cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel

group of them fussed

run a hot bath

cup

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

figure appeared at

happened?" Benjamin asked,

sitting on the couch. When she heard

he was supposed to

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

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

he got a closer look at her, Benjamin

looked like a drowned rat. Her soft hair was plastered to

asked, his brows knitted and his tone

a deep breath, trying to keep her

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

the hell is

Harper's smile froze.

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

glances, not daring to say

dropped, tears

say a word, desperately holding back

up that

tossed her into the

Harper kept her head

gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away her

minutes later, Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm and

In front

her come out, he pointed to the cup of ginger tea next