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?"

facts. It was you who wanted to divorce me to marry Lauren.

proximity made their breaths mingle, each one

decided to lift her chin with his hand, forcing her to meet his eyes.

She refused.

furrowed his brow and said,

and kissed her lips forcefully, causing

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

appearance made his pupils shrink, as if something heavy was tearing at

are you reluctant now that Grandpa is willing to let us

"Um..."

he could respond, he kissed

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

was almost out of breath, and then he

Her beautiful flushed

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

Benjamin chuckled.

"I haven't asked for anything, so

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

with his changes, Harper felt

Why is he saying and doing things like

didn't say anything, and

might get might

changes left her

What was he thinking?

thoughts, but she

her over the phone, "Harper, someone is spreading rumors about you being promiscuous behind the

else did they

quite harsh. Have

difficult to say, feeling extremely

something that had surfaced in the past couple of days; it had been circulating

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

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

Harper was silent.

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

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