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. Dressed in a tailored gray suit, he crossed

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

back,"

around,

want your

for Lauren being here, you

Harper's face turned ghostly

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

girl in the white dress sitting next to Benjamin. She was pretty and had a

smiled softly and said, "Come on, guys. It's not cool to

to her wasn't about to let it go, chiming in,

you ask Benjamin,

but look at Benjamin

just smirked and didn't deny

didn't deny it, and their teasing

means

shot a message back to

need the umbrella. You should go

message, she had already turned away. She didn't have the

pulled the pregnancy

the report, smudging the words beyond

had planned to surprise him with the news,

wanted her to bring the umbrella so

report for a long moment, then let out

the butler opened the door and

What happened?

she stepped inside, a servant wrapped a big towel

group of them

run a hot bath for Mrs.

another cup of ginger

the skin.

tall figure

Benjamin asked,

moment, Harper was sitting on the couch. When she

he was supposed

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

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

got a closer look at her,

was plastered to her pale skin, and her usually rosy

his brows knitted and

breath, trying to

forced a bitter smile. "My phone died, and on the way back, I saw a kid without an umbrella, so I gave him mine." Benjamin's eyes

the hell is wrong

Harper's smile froze.

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

exchanged uneasy glances,

dropped, tears starting

a word, desperately holding back

and scooped her up that her hot tears finally

into the bathroom

kept her

Benjamin was gone, she finally lifted her head and gently wiped

Harper walked out of the bathroom, calm and

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

he pointed to the cup of ginger tea next to