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.

voice, "If you have any other

have problems, but how long are you going to

do you mean

why Benjamin wouldn't admit

getting divorced anyway. I wish 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

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

sex, she couldn't find any other signs of them being

terribly as she thought about

by his side, and for the end of their

him felt

quickly lowered her head, not wanting Benjamin to see the tears welling up in her eyes. She refused to let Benjamin

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

you just

would I admit to something I didn't do? Harper, this isn't like you.

on his hips, and his

exuded a sense of cold

contained his emotions anymore. "Are you making this up

out a wedding dress, Benjamin. If you're worried I'll expose you in front of Grandpa and your parents, you can rest easy. I'm not