Chapter 2 Pregnancy Benjaminâs eyes darkened, the mood shifting as they exchanged a silent glance.
Finally, he spoke, âHarper, I donât find that kind of joke funny.â
It seemed like loving her was just a joke to him. Harperâs expression stiffened. âIâm sorry â
As he looked at herâalways respectful and thoughtfulâa strange emotion surged within him.
Suddenly, Harperâs phone rang, startling her.
She glanced at the caller ID, panic flickering in her eyes, but it vanished quicklyâBenjamin saw it, though.
âArenât you going to answer that?â he murmured.
She nodded and answered, âHello?â
âHarper, your test results are in. Youâre healthy.â
There was a moment of silence on the other end.
âBut⦠youâre two months pregnant, and the baby is fine. Do youâ¦
to keep it?â
Hearing that, Harperâs eyes widened, her face going pale.
Chapter 2 Oh hell⦠She was pregnant.
She didnât respond, just stared at the man in front of her, unsure if heâd overheard their conversation.
Benjamin, noticing her reaction, asked worriedly, âWhatâs wrong?â
The caller, catching on, asked in shock, âIs Benjamin there with you?
âYeah, gonna hang up now.â
She quickly ended the call, feeling unsettled.
Benjamin kept his eyes on her since she took the call. Seeing her distress, he pressed, âHarper, whatâs up? You seem really upset.â
Harper shook her head, feeling overwhelmed.
She thought to herself, âWhatâs the point in telling you? Weâre divorcing soon. Would knowing about the baby change anything?â
No, she didnât want that.
She had been pathetic enough.
She didnât want to bind him with another child, losing even the last shred of her dignity.
Chapter 2 Pregnancy Suppressing her emotions, she said calmly, Itâs nothing, just work stuff. Iâll handla st.â
Benjamin didnât push her, just watched her quietly with his indifferent gaze.
me know when you want to get the divorce procedures done with.â
Harper forced a stiff smile and suddenly thought of something. I need to go to the company. Let me Mithout for his response, she left the Pinavian Villa at her fastest spend.
In that instant, bitterness in her heart surged like a t fall from her eyes, the past tormenting her to the point of suffocation.
She didnât know why Benjamin had to treat her so well if he had never intended for this marriage to last forever.
He could walk divorce rationally, but what about hart Harper touched her belly and whispered, âMy baby, this it the right . I donât know what to do.
The baby w y was a surprise, from a crazy night when he wouldnât let her go, mumbling someone elseâs name over and over â Laurie.
She tried to stop him, but she couldnât stop a drunk .
Chapter 2 Pregnancy Later, she was left with deep shame and turmoil, and in all , she forgot her birth control pills.
Harper drove to the architecture company she had coâfounded with her friend, Frank Recently, she faced accusations of plagiarism over a design drawing and needed to address it quickly to avoid serious consequences.
Upon arriving at the company, Frank noticed her weakness and asked anxiously, Harper, are you okay?â
Harper shook her head, simply saying, âItâs nothing.â
Glancing at the time, she asked, âWhat did the people from Summit Realty say?â
Summit Realty was the company that they were cooperating with for the problematic design draft.
They hope we can provide a reasonable explanation, or theyâll sue us.â
âWhat time did you schedule? Shall we go meet them now âOkay.â
Frank nodded, chatting with Harper as they walked out. He Chapter 2 Pregnancy handed her a piece paper. âSomeone has offered a huge sum to hire you to design a diamond piece.â
Harper glanced at paper and immediately rejected it without Not for now. Letâs talk about after I divorce Youâre divorcing Benjamin?
âVazh.â
He wanted it?
Harper looked saddened, and her voice was soft. âYeah, his first love was awake, and he wants to marry her.
Frank furrowed his brow, his expression turning grave, mixed with heartache and displeasure toward Benjamin. He whispered, âHarper, why do you have to hurt yourself like this? A year ago, you shouldnât haveâ¦â