I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 25 He Calls Her Mrs. Martin

"What did he mean by saying this? Is he trying to explain?" Harper thought.

But they were about to get divorced. It was pointless to do such a thing that could so easily be misunderstood.

Harper really couldn't grasp what was going through Benjamin's mind.

Yet, his tenderness did move her.

Loving someone for ten years wasn't something one could easily turn off. Even if Harper could bear the pain and ignore her feelings, those tender moments still stirred her heartstrings.

Harper held her breath, tears welling up in her eyes, but she wouldn't allow them to fall.

She asked calmly, "Why are you telling me this?"

Benjamin chuckled, "Why? You ask why? If I don't explain, I probably have to sleep at couch tonight, and the servants will laugh at me for having no say in this family. So, can you trust me now, Mrs. Martin?" Great, now it became her fault.

Harper replied calmly, "You chose to leave. I didn't drive you away."

"Am I supposed to stay and keep arguing?" Benjamin asked.

"I didn't want to argue in the first place. It was you who..."

"Alright, let's just drop it. Can we please not talk about this again?"

he had put it this way, there

"Why don't we visit Grandpa together this afternoon? I'll

her lips.

hanging up the phone, Harper stood there, stunned, muttering to herself, "Benjamin, what am I

why he hadn't changed the way he treated her

her, and she wished he were cruel. It would be so much

had gone to

was getting discharged tomorrow, and he was there

her room, where Lauren's agent was

marketing skills and Benjamin's influence, and she was known for a few signature hits. But since the accident, she'd faded from the public eye. Only some

saw Benjamin enter, she smiled, "Hi, Benjamin! Come give me some advice. Do

face calm, giving nothing away. "Let's talk about that after you're back on your feet. Right now, there's something else I

his detachment, Lauren quickly asked her manager to step out. Once they were alone in the hospital room, she asked softly, "What's wrong, Benjamin? Is there something wrong with my health?"

and her tearful eyes made one feel an instinctive pity. Benjamin frowned slightly and asked, "You answered the phone when Harper called me last night, didn't you?" Lauren paused for a moment

something to you? I'm sorry, it's my

not about what Harper might have said. What did you say

impulsive. Harper has been by your side for a year,

cold and distant. "Harper and I are still married, Lauren. I thought you understood

if she truly felt guilt and

still upset. "Get some rest. I have to head back to the office, but I'll be back to

a flicker of coldness crossed Lauren's