I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 161 Apologize

Their eyes met briefly, Benjamin's expression calm and unreadable. Then, he shifted his gaze away, addressing Jack. "What's going on here?"

Jack quickly stepped forward, offering him a seat and pouring coffee with exaggerated hospitality.

"Benjamin, hope we're not disturbing you by calling you over at this hour," he said, all smiles.

Benjamin's response was curt. "No."

Jack nodded, continuing, "Good. We wanted Harper to apologize to you. Since there hasn't been any response from your side, we figure Harper might mess up and upset you."

Benjamin remained silent, merely lifting his gaze to meet Harper's. His action only solidified Harper's parents' belief that she was at fault.

Jennifer hurried over to nudge Harper, urging, "Harper, why don't you apologize to Benjamin? You're married, and a little apology will smooth things over."

at Jack and

parents who brought her into this

as she retorted, "What exactly do you think I did

on you anyway. Apologize to Benjamin and let

Benjamin seated in the center of the sofa, she suddenly felt her pride

done anything wrong, in her parents' eyes, she was always expected to be the one

"I won't apologize. I don't believe I've

have an ounce of Kimberly's manners. No wonder Benjamin wants to divorce you. Hurry up and apologize to Benjamin!" "That's enough!" Benjamin's deep voice cut through the tension. He looked at Jack with a cold expression. "Did you call me here just to make

words, sensing the weight of Benjamin's

with all the rumors about your divorce. I thought maybe she had done something to make you unhappy, so I..." "You said it yourself, those are just rumors. So you believe the rumors instead of trusting Harper and

bore a profound glint of mockery and interrogation, his

words, uncertain of the