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.

face. His deep-set eyes were particularly captivating. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he crossed

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

back,"

who had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone back to

do you want your phone

Lauren being here, you wouldn't

door, Harper's face turned

the name Lauren in ages, so long that

at the girl in the white dress

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

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

if you ask Benjamin, he'd say

but look

smirked and

didn't deny it, and their teasing got even

ya, no one means more to Benjamin than

shot a message back to Harper, his

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

turned away. She didn't have the courage to knock on

of the club, she pulled the pregnancy report

rain had washed over the

had planned to surprise him with the news, but

wanted her to bring the umbrella so

moment, then let out a bitter

Harvey Mansion, the butler opened the door and was

What happened? Come

were numb from the cold. As soon as she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and

group of

hot

another cup of

were in a frenzy because Harper got soaked to the skin. So, no one noticed a

a tall figure appeared at

asked, his

sitting on the couch. When she heard him,

he was

the rain.

his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on

closer look at her, Benjamin

to her pale skin, and

you?" Benjamin asked, his brows knitted and

took a deep breath, trying to keep

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 wrong with

Harper's smile froze.

him yours and got soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think I'd praise you

around exchanged uneasy glances, not daring

dropped, tears starting

a word, desperately

up that her

tossed her into the

Harper kept

she finally lifted her head and gently wiped

walked out of the bathroom, calm

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

out, he pointed to the cup