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.

legs and a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed

raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch

it back,"

messing around, reluctantly

why do you want your phone

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

the door, Harper's

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

at the girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was pretty and

she smiled softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and now

about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone

Benjamin,

help but look

smirked and didn't

didn't deny it, and their teasing got

means

jeers, Benjamin quickly shot a message back to

don't need the umbrella. You should go

had already turned away. She didn't have

club, she pulled the pregnancy report out of her

over the report, smudging the

had planned to surprise him with the

bring the umbrella so she

for a long moment, then let out a bitter

to the Harvey Mansion, the butler

happened? Come

soon as she stepped inside, a servant

of them

a hot

cup

frenzy because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed

later, a tall figure appeared

Benjamin asked,

that moment, Harper was sitting on the

he was supposed to be by Lauren's

got caught in the

on Harper, who was curling up on

he got a closer

was plastered to her

you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his tone

a deep breath, trying

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

is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

you gave him yours and got soaked

glances,

eyes dropped, tears

say a word, desperately holding back the

over and scooped her up that her hot tears

tossed her into the bathroom and then

Harper kept her head

lifted her head and gently wiped

Harper walked out

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

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