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.

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

seconds later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an

back,"

who had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back

do you want your

Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had a

Harper's face

ages, so

the girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was pretty and had a gentle

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

let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is the most important

if you ask Benjamin, he'd say the same,

look at Benjamin after hearing

just smirked and didn't

crowd saw he didn't deny it, and their

one means more to Benjamin

shot a message back to Harper,

read, "I don't need the umbrella.

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

the club, she pulled the

the report, smudging

to surprise him with the news, but now

the umbrella so she could be the butt of

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

got back to the Harvey Mansion, the butler

What happened? Come

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

group of them

hot bath

another cup

skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling

later, a tall figure appeared

asked, his face

Harper was sitting on the couch. When she heard

why he was back when he

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

curling up on the couch. Then he strode over with

got a closer look at her,

rat. Her soft hair was plastered to her pale skin,

you?" Benjamin asked, his

deep breath, trying to keep her emotions in

phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so

the hell is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

didn't have an umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked

exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to say

eyes dropped, tears starting

a word, desperately holding

up that her hot tears finally fell

the bathroom and

kept

she finally lifted her

later, Harper walked out of

on the floor. In front of him

her come out, he pointed to