I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

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Annie's brow furrowed as she asked, "Are you keeping the baby?"

"This child is mine, and I won't harm my child for any reason," Harper asserted firmly.

Annie's heart skipped a beat at Harper's declaration.

Harper didn't notice the subtle shift in her demeanor. Continuing her explanation, Harper stated, "He doesn't love me, and the presence of the child won't change that. Even if he were to show acts of affection, it would only be because of the child. I'm not foolish enough to mistake that for love."

"I spent one year with him. He didn't love me. Maintaining this marriage won't work out."

Harper's rationality resonated with Annie, prompting a newfound clarity in her thoughts.

With a slight smile, Annie nodded in agreement, "You're right. You are still the same proud woman I know, unwilling to compromise her principles for anyone."

"I wasted one year to be Benjamin just to make him love me, I highly suspect you're mocking me," Harper replied with a wry smile.

compromise her stance on love for Benjamin, it didn't

were two different

and the baby's well-being through

for the first time, tenderness

help but

he truly

inexplicable hesitation and confusion crept into

was discharged from the

to Annie and inquired casually, "Are you coming back with

before responding. "You go ahead.

only glanced at Larry and then entered the

other for a second and then settled into the

what he did was wrong, and

of interaction between the two in the rearview mirror. After a brief pause, he asked, "Are we heading back

my apartment first," Harper instructed, her tone unwavering. "I miss my grandmother, and she must be worried if she

regarded Harper, but she avoided his gaze, fixating on