I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 67 Who Is Behind This?

Harper tried to keep her distance and quickly said, "Could you please let go of me?"

"What if I don't?"

Instead of releasing her, he lowered his head and slowly approached her from behind, wrapping his arms around her and resting his chin on her shoulder, their position intimate and ambiguous. Feeling uncomfortable, Harper attempted to break free, but Benjamin asked, "Are you shy, Harper?"

"I'm not... Could you please back off a bit? It's hard for me to talk like this."

"Am I bothering you by standing too close?"

His warm breath brushed against her ear, leaving her feeling a bit unsettled.

What happened to him?

He seemed a bit clingy.

Seeing her silence, Benjamin continued, "Harper, you've been cold to me lately and haven't called me once. Are you trying to force me into agreeing to a divorce?

You're so ruthless, Harper."

His tone was faintly accusing, his deep eyes meeting hers through the mirror, each word laced with grievances.

Slightly pressing her rosy lips, Harper stared at Benjamin's apple bobbing in his throat, her eyes narrowing momentarily. Then Benjamin turned around, pressing his forehead against her, and hoarsely whispered, "Do you really want a divorce?"

"You were the one who brought it up first."

How could he act so aggrieved?

Wasn't she the one feeling wronged?

"Yeah, I brought it up first, but you should think about it. I only mentioned it once. How many times did you bring it up afterward? You even went behind my back to talk to Grandpa. What did you say to make him change his mind, huh?"

He was a little angry, but his tone remained gentle as he held her waist, tightening his grip as if to punish her.

Harper tried to push him away to maintain some distance, but his chest felt like an immovable wall.

He continued, "Answer me, hmm? Are you really in such a hurry to draw a clear boundary between us? Are you so heartless as to leave me like this?"

to divorce me to marry Lauren.

made their breaths mingle, each

hand, forcing her to meet his eyes. He said, "I haven't mentioned it again, so you need to dissuade Grandpa from the idea." "I

She refused.

said, "Harper, be a good

kissed her lips

pushed him away with all her strength. Then she whispered softly, "You can't keep doing this to

her eyes reddened, and her nose tingled. Her emotions were starting to spiral out of

his pupils shrink, as if something heavy was

him, she asked, "Why are you reluctant now that Grandpa is

"Um..."

could respond, he kissed

in this regard, not giving her any chance to resist or refuse. He simply wrapped his arms around her waist

deepened until she was almost out of breath, and

heavy with meaning in his. Her beautiful flushed

still didn't let go of her, but Harper couldn't let him continue. She could only say, "I'm on

Benjamin chuckled.

anything, so what are you

in the dressing room, neither light nor heavy, but it resonated clearly, stirring

with his changes, Harper

Lauren? Why is he saying and doing things like

Benjamin didn't say anything, and she

answers she might get might

left her feeling

What was he thinking?

Benjamin's thoughts, but she found herself

the scenes, mingling with unsavory

else did they

quite harsh. Have you provoked

to say, feeling

the past couple of days; it had been circulating for

year ago, people in the circle still remembered her, considering the Mitchell family's longstanding presence in Mayby as a

mother said indifferently, "Are you divorcing Benjamin because your reputation outside

Harper was silent.

side, I raised you for more than ten years. Is this how I

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