I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 23 Picking a Fight on Purpose

"Understand what?" he asked, puzzled.

Harper pressed her lips and asked directly, "Where were you tonight? Didn't you say you would come home early? We were supposed to visit Grandpa."

"I had something come up last minute, and I already told Mom."

"Did you tell me?"

The man's brow furrowed tighter, sensing more and more that Harper had changed.

Her words were sharp and confrontational.

This wasn't the gentle woman he knew, and it jarred him.

"If you're upset because I didn't tell you, it was my fault. It won't happen again, okay?"

Harper fell silent.

was solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice, "If you have any other problems, just

but how

you mean

felt completely helpless, wondering why Benjamin wouldn't admit it at

you could just be honest with me. Even if you were going to pick out a wedding dress with Lauren to prepare for your upcoming wedding, you could've told me. So, I wouldn't have felt like a fool calling to disturb you

and wife, and yet they didn't even have a single

sex, she couldn't find any other

as she thought about

been by his side, and for

didn't regret loving him, but loving him felt like a cruel

to see the tears welling up in her eyes. She refused to let Benjamin see her

filled with shock as he said, "What wedding dress? Harper, what are you

just admit

didn't do? Harper, this

loosened his tie, his hands on his hips, and his handsome face looked cold

a sense of cold

at the woman before him. He barely contained his emotions anymore. "Are you making this up to

wedding dress, Benjamin. If you're worried I'll expose you in front of Grandpa and your parents, you can rest easy. I'm