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.

solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice, "If you

not that I have problems, but how long

you mean

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

just be honest with me. Even if you were going to pick out a wedding dress with Lauren to

they

from a marriage certificate and the sex, she couldn't find any other signs of them

as she

she had been by his side, and for the end

loving him, but loving him felt like a cruel

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

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

just admit

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

his hands on his hips, and his handsome

exuded a sense of cold

before him. He barely contained his emotions anymore.

looked up, her eyes wide. "Lauren told me you were picking 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 that despicable, and I wouldn't do