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.

raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite,

it back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

want your phone

If it weren't for Lauren being here, you wouldn't even have had a chance to grab his

the door, Harper's face turned

the name Lauren in ages, so long that she almost forgot

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

not cool to prank with Benjamin's phone, and

friend next to her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in, "Everyone knows Lauren is the most

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

look at Benjamin

smirked and

didn't deny it, and

ya, no one means more to Benjamin than

shot a message back to

"I don't need the umbrella.

the time Harper got the message, she had already turned away. She didn't have the courage to

she pulled

the

with the news, but

her to bring the umbrella so she could be

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

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

happened? Come

a servant wrapped a big towel around her and another started drying her

of

a hot bath for

another cup of

because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed

tall figure appeared

asked,

the

wondered why he was back when he was supposed to

got caught in the rain. She's

on Harper, who was curling up on the

he got a closer look at her,

to her

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

trying to keep her

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

hell is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

him yours and got soaked yourself? How

exchanged uneasy glances, not

eyes dropped, tears starting to

didn't say a word,

wasn't until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up

tossed her into the bathroom and then

along, Harper kept her head

gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped away her

later, Harper walked out of the bathroom,

out on the floor. In front of him was a laptop. It

pointed to the cup of ginger tea next