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.

tall with long legs and a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he crossed

hand slightly, revealing an exquisite, luxurious watch on

back,"

just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

do you want your phone

here, you wouldn't even have had a chance to

door, Harper's face turned

ages, so long that

the white dress sitting next

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

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

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

look at

smirked and

didn't deny it, and

no one means more to Benjamin than

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

message read, "I don't need the

message, she had already turned away.

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

had washed over the report, smudging the words beyond

planned to surprise him with the news, but now that

umbrella so she could

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

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

happened? Come in,

as she stepped inside, a

of them fussed

hot

another cup of

skin. So, no one noticed

figure appeared at

happened?" Benjamin asked,

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

back when he was supposed

the rain.

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

he got a closer

drowned rat. Her soft hair was plastered to her pale

to you?" Benjamin asked, his

trying to keep

looked up at him and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella,

hell is

Harper's smile froze.

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

around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring to

eyes dropped, tears starting

didn't say a word, desperately holding

Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot tears finally fell onto her

her into the bathroom

kept

lifted her head and gently wiped away her

out of the bathroom,

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

her come out, he pointed to the cup of ginger tea next to