I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 76 The Pool

Benjamin's frown deepened. "Harper, can't you just let things go? Why do you always have to make such a big deal out of everything?"

"A big deal? Benjamin, why didn't you say anything when Ms. Davis was lying and making my life difficult?" Harper's voice was soft, but she firmly questioned.

Although she knew that Benjamin would always take Lauren's side, she still couldn't accept it. Her heart still felt hurt.

Harper pressed her lips together, reminding herself not to expect what she couldn't have.

The guests whispered, speculating that Benjamin protected Lauren because of their long history.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Paul stood up with the help of his cane, his eyes cold. "Benjamin, you keep defending that woman. You'll regret it someday," he warned.

With that, he took Harper's arm and stormed off to their room.

Then, Paul spoke softly to Harper, trying to calm her down. "Harper, that young punk is the one who wronged you. Grandpa knows you've been wronged." "Grandpa, I'm fine. I shouldn't have ruined your birthday."

"Nonsense! Today's the happiest I've ever been, and it's because of you," Paul chuckled and pulled an antique jewelry box from a drawer. "Harper, here. Take this," he said.

"What is this?" Harper asked curiously.

"Don't ask what it is. Just take it."

Paul insisted, and Harper couldn't refuse either.

It was just that the box had a lock, and Paul didn't give her the key, so she couldn't open it either. But she did whatever Paul asked her to do.

Harper chatted with Paul for a bit before he finally said, "Don't just hang around with me. Go have some fun with your friends."

really into the whole party scene, but she didn't want to

box Paul had given her in the car and walked along the path until she came to the small garden by

earlier flashed

without a second thought, even in

with

Harper thought she was probably long

and decided to tell Scott and Lily she

as she stood up, ready to leave, she saw Lauren storming

That woman was relentless.

to her and questioned angrily, "Harper, what's your game here? Are you enjoying seeing me humiliated like this? Do you think you've won? You're dreaming! You hear me? Benjamin's heart is mine and mine

me for your own mess?" Harper asked coldly. "What makes you think you can tell me to divorce Benjamin? It's our

going to

play the hard ball,

are? Why

She didn't want to say another word

walked past Lauren and then prepared to head back to the house along the edge of the pool, but suddenly, a force pushed her from

shivered, the chill

too deep, and

out for help, but as she opened

blur. Through the haze, she

was half an hour before Harper opened

gentle voice drifting into her awareness. "Harper, it's Mom. Are you

her side. She shook her head slightly and frowned, suddenly remembering something. In a slightly agitated voice, she asked, "Mom,

down onto the bed and said, "You fell into the pool. Luckily, Benjamin got there in time and pulled you out. Yinson also came to check on you. You're fine, don't worry." Harper let out a sigh of relief. Lily might not know about her body, but since she hadn't mentioned

past nine, Harper turned to Lily and said, "Mom, you go ahead for your things. I'll be fine on my own." "I'm not busy. Don't you want

faint smile and suddenly asked, "Mom, you said Benjamin was

so worried. Only when Yinson checked you over and said you were fine did he go to meet the guests with his dad." Harper knew Lily was probably exaggerating a little about Benjamin's worry, but she didn't point it out. Instead, she just nodded. Just then, the bedroom door was pushed