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 his legs

later, he raised his hand slightly, revealing an exquisite,

back,"

had just been messing around, reluctantly handed the phone

why do you want your phone

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

Harper's

name Lauren in ages, so long that

the white

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

let it go, chiming in, "Everyone

you ask Benjamin,

look at Benjamin

just smirked and didn't deny

crowd saw he didn't deny it, and their teasing got even

means more to

jeers, Benjamin quickly shot a

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

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

of the club, she pulled

washed over the

to surprise him with

her to bring the umbrella so she could be the butt of

stared at the report for a long moment, then let out a bitter

the butler opened the

happened? Come in,

she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel around her and

whole group of them fussed over

hot bath for

another cup of ginger

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

tall figure appeared

asked, his

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

back when he was

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

landed his gaze on Harper, who was curling up on the couch.

got a closer look at

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

asked, his brows knitted

trying to keep

"My phone died, and on the way back,

hell is

Harper's smile froze.

soaked yourself? How old are you? Did you think I'd praise you for

uneasy glances,

dropped, tears starting

word, desperately holding back

until Benjamin walked over and scooped her up that her hot tears finally

the bathroom and then

Harper kept her head

lifted her head and

Harper walked out of the bathroom,

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

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