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.

man was tall with long legs and a strikingly handsome face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a

his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite,

back," He

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

do you want your phone back

for Lauren being here, you

Harper's

so long that she

girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin.

softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and now you're teasing me

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

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

help but look at Benjamin after

and

crowd saw he didn't deny it, and their

one means more to Benjamin than

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

read, "I don't need the umbrella. You should go

turned

the club, she pulled the pregnancy report out of her

washed over the report, smudging the words

him with the news, but

bring the umbrella so

moment, then let out a bitter

the butler opened the

What happened?

the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another started

of them

run a hot

another cup of

soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed a car pulling up

a tall figure appeared at the

asked,

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

when he

in the rain. She's soaked," One of the

curling up on the couch. Then

a closer look at her, Benjamin

was plastered to her pale skin, and her usually rosy lips

happened to you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and his tone

a deep breath, trying

moment later, she looked up at him and forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the

is wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

umbrella, so you gave him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think

glances, not daring to say

tears

word, desperately holding back

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

her into the bathroom and then

Harper kept

she finally lifted her head and

later, Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm

on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It looked like he was

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