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 gray suit, he crossed his legs

later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite,

back," He

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

do you want your phone

you wouldn't even have had a

door, Harper's face turned ghostly

heard the name Lauren in ages, so

everyone was joking around, glancing at the girl in the white

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

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

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

help but look at Benjamin after

and

crowd saw he didn't deny it, and their teasing got even

means more

a message back to Harper,

need the umbrella. You should

already turned away. She didn't have the

she pulled the pregnancy report out of

the report,

with the news,

umbrella so she could be the butt of the

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

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

Harvey! What happened?

stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her

group of them fussed over

run a hot bath for Mrs.

cup of

skin. So, no one

tall figure

Benjamin asked, his

the couch. When she

he

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

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

a closer

hair was plastered to her pale skin, and her usually rosy

to you?" Benjamin asked, his brows

took a deep breath, trying

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

hell is

Harper's smile froze.

so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think I'd praise you for

uneasy glances, not

eyes dropped, tears starting to

a word,

her up that her hot tears

tossed her into the bathroom and then

kept her head

finally lifted her head and gently wiped away her

out of

couch, his long legs stretched out on the floor. In front of

he pointed to the cup of ginger