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

slightly, revealing an

back," He

messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back to

why do you want your phone back

being here, you wouldn't even have had a

the door, Harper's face

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

girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was pretty

softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool

go, chiming

if you ask Benjamin, he'd say

but look

smirked and didn't deny

it, and their teasing got

no one means more to

shot a message back to Harper, his

don't need the umbrella. You should go

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

of the club, she pulled

the report, smudging the words beyond

him with the news, but now

bring the umbrella so she could be

a long moment, then let out a bitter laugh

Harvey Mansion, the butler opened

happened? Come in,

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

of them fussed over

run a hot bath for Mrs.

cup of ginger

Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one

tall figure

asked,

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

was back when he was supposed to be by

Harvey got caught in the

curling up on

he got a closer look at

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

happened to you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted

a deep breath, trying

a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without

hell is

Harper's smile froze.

so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you?

standing around exchanged uneasy glances, not

tears

a word,

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

the bathroom and

kept her head

gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away

out

lounged on the couch, his long legs stretched out on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he was still dealing with

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