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.

handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in

slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious

back,"

just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back to

why do you want your phone back so

being here, you

the door, Harper's face turned

name Lauren in ages, so long that

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

It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and now you're teasing me

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

ask Benjamin, he'd say the

but look at

smirked and didn't deny

deny it, and their

means more to Benjamin than

quickly shot a message back to Harper, his

message read, "I don't need the

had already turned away. She didn't have

of the club, she pulled the pregnancy report out of her

over the report, smudging the words

to surprise him with the

wanted her to bring the umbrella so she could

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

the butler opened the door and was

happened? Come in,

were numb from the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped

whole group of them fussed over

run a hot bath for Mrs.

cup

in a frenzy because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling

figure appeared at the

Benjamin asked,

that moment, Harper was sitting on the couch.

he

Mrs. Harvey got caught in the rain. She's

gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the couch. Then he strode

closer

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

you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted

deep breath, trying to keep her emotions

moment later, 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 turned

the hell is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

an umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked

standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to say a

dropped, tears starting

word, desperately holding back the

Benjamin walked over and scooped her up

her into the

along, Harper kept her head

gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away

minutes later, Harper walked out of the

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

he saw her come out, he pointed to the cup of