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

his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch on his

back," He

friend, who had just been messing around, reluctantly handed

want

here, you wouldn't even have had a chance

Harper's face turned

hadn't heard the name Lauren in ages, so long that she almost forgot

room, everyone was joking around, glancing at the girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was

smiled softly and said, "Come on, guys. 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

ask Benjamin, he'd say the

help but look at Benjamin after hearing

just smirked and didn't deny

didn't deny it, and

one means more to

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

message read, "I don't need the

the time Harper got the message, she had already turned away. She

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

washed over the report, smudging the words

surprise him with the

he just wanted her to bring the umbrella so she could

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

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

What happened? Come

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

group of them

hot bath

another cup

got soaked to the skin.

tall figure appeared at

asked,

on the couch.

wondered why he was back when he was

the rain. She's soaked," One of

curling up on the couch. Then he strode

closer look at her,

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

asked, his brows knitted and his tone

breath, trying to keep her emotions

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."

the hell is

Harper's smile froze.

have an umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old

uneasy glances, not daring to say

eyes dropped, tears

a word, desperately holding back the

until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot tears

the bathroom and then

along, Harper kept

her head and gently wiped away her

walked out of the bathroom,

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

to the cup of ginger tea next