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 problems, just say

not that I have problems, but how long are you going to lie

mean

why Benjamin wouldn't admit it

said, "Benjamin, you don't need to hide things from me. We are 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

yet they didn't even have a

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

terribly as

heart ached for the year she had been by his side, and for the

didn't regret loving him, but loving him felt

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

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

just

didn't do? Harper, this

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

a sense of

his emotions anymore. "Are you making this up to push me

were picking out a wedding dress, Benjamin. If you're worried I'll expose you in front of Grandpa and your parents,