I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 141 Is Love Necessary?

She prepared the agreement from memory according to the one Benjamin had given her before.

Then, she printed it out and signed her name.

When the neat inscription of "Harper" appeared after "Authorized by", she knew it signaled the impending end of their marriage.

Despite reaching this point, she had to keep moving forward without any hesitation or doubt.

She sealed the agreement in an envelope and arranged for a courier from the local delivery service to send it to Benjamin's office at the Martin Group for his signature. After completing these tasks, Harper felt drained. Her eyes were devoid of life, while her beautiful face was expressionless.

She thought she was mentally prepared and wouldn't be affected, but her heart still ached terribly.

Asking the man she loved for a divorce was excruciating beyond words.

Leaning back in her office chair, she stared blankly at her belly.

It seemed like an eternity before her phone on the desk suddenly rang.

then answered, and a cold, questioning voice came

made myself clear," she replied

anyone discern her emotions

cold and hostile as he asked, "So, is divorce the only

actions easily lead me to believe you're reluctant to get a divorce because you've fallen in love with me.

her, but why did he want to

wondered if it was because they had been married for a year and he

because maintaining their marital facade wouldn't affect his relationship with his true love, so he thought it

so, it was truly

perhaps she would have been willing to continue waiting for him out of love. But now, she wasn't

"Do I need to love you to avoid divorce? I thought

his first direct response to

counted as

answered herself

surprising. He would never

"No, since we've both considered divorce, perhaps

relationship public. If we divorce now, it will have a huge negative impact on the Martin Group and the Martin family after this matter is exposed. So, I