I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 160 Be a Pawn

Online chatter was rampant. "Didn't they just tie the knot?"

"Was their big reveal just a setup for a breakup?"

"Did Benjamin ditch his vows for Lauren?"

"Benjamin never had eyes for Harper. Marriage was just a nod to family duty. Now, true love's in play, who cares about anything else?"

"Why the radio silence? Is it a divorce confession?"

"Sure seems like it. The Martin Group hasn't issued a peep."

...

The gossip mill churned, but Benjamin and his family remained silent.

Harper slammed her laptop shut, mulling over Benjamin's motives.

his

success, the Mitchell family now found themselves in crisis with news of Benjamin and Harper's split. Companies that once sang their praises now turned their backs, convinced that Harper and Benjamin were headed for splitsville. Deals collapsed. Contracts were breached, and the Mitchell Group

no time in summoning Harper

this wait? Tell me

your parents now?

called her grandma. However, the line remained busy. It seemed

grandma was her

had been deceived, staring at Jennifer with a mix of disappointment and frustration. "What's the point of all

I hadn't tricked you, would you

eyes

we need to know now is if you and Benjamin are really getting divorced

a baby. Once there's a child, your position in the Martin family

bluntly, expecting Harper to fall

silent after hearing him out. Jack

not going to do it," she stated calmly yet

pawn. Benjamin and I are already planning to split. Having a child won't