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.

strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly

hand slightly,

it back," He

been messing around,

do you want your phone

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

the door, Harper's face turned ghostly

in ages, so long that she

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

not cool to prank with Benjamin's

it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows

ask Benjamin, he'd say the same, right

couldn't help but look at Benjamin

smirked and

didn't deny it, and their teasing got

no one means more

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

don't need the umbrella. You

message, she had already turned away. She didn't have

club, she pulled the pregnancy

had washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

planned to surprise him with the news, but now that

out, he just wanted her to bring the umbrella so

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

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

Harvey! What happened?

as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another started drying her

group of them

a hot bath for Mrs.

another cup of

the skin. So, no one noticed a car

later, a tall figure appeared

asked,

that moment, Harper was sitting on the couch. When she heard him, her eyelashes

back when he was supposed to be by Lauren's

in the rain. She's

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

got a closer look at her, Benjamin

to her pale skin, and her usually rosy lips were now

happened to you?" Benjamin asked, his

took a deep breath, trying to keep

a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I

hell is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

got soaked yourself? How old are

uneasy glances, not daring to

dropped, tears starting to

say a word, desperately holding

wasn't until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot tears finally

her into the bathroom

kept

was gone, she finally lifted her head and gently

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

floor. In front of

out, he pointed to the cup of ginger