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?"

put it this way, there was

together this afternoon? I'll come pick

her lips.

stood there, stunned, muttering to herself, "Benjamin, what am I going to do with

changed the way he treated her even though they were on

and she wished he were cruel. It would be so much easier to let go that

gone to the

tomorrow, and he was there to handle the

her room,

for a few signature hits. But since the accident, she'd faded from

some advice. Do you

about that after you're back on your feet.

in the hospital room, she

answered the phone when Harper called me last night, didn't

"Did Harper say something to you? I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have picked up your phone.

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

year, I really felt insecure. I was scared you might start to

stern, his eyes cold and distant. "Harper and I are still married, Lauren. I thought you understood that. It means we can't act as if

truly felt guilt and promised there wouldn't be

upset. "Get some rest. I have to head back to the office, but

to leave, a flicker of coldness crossed Lauren's