The servant just smiled, "Please don't scold me for being verbose."
"How come?"
Harper also smiled faintly.
The servant said, "In fact, Benjamin is sometimes a little overbearing, but he has a kind heart. He loves you very much. After he came back, he was worried about your health and kept calling Dr. Gene to ask about everything, which made Dr. Gene say that he was nagging. Seeing you coming back with other people, he was probably jealous and unhappy, but he refused to admit it to you."
Harper's eyelashes trembled slightly. She thought, "Was he jealous?
How could it be possible?
Can one be jealous if one doesn't love someone?
That's probably just because she's his wife?
It seemed to make sense when thought about it this way."
She laughed at herself, a trace of sadness flashing through her heart.
However, she did not show any emotion to the servant, but just nodded slightly to show that she understood.
After the servant left, she was the only one left in the apartment.
Sitting at the dining table, Harper faced delicious food but had no appetite at all.
Harper feels empty with an indescribable feeling.
In the end, she stopped eating and went to the sofa to lie down, feeling very depressed.
Benjamin was also in a bad mood. After coming out of the apartment, he asked Larry and others to go to the club for a drink.
Since Harper became pregnant, he seldom went out to drink. Every time they invited him, he always said, "There is a pregnant woman in my house, have you forgotten? Pregnant women cannot smell alcohol, and don't call me drinking again."
He not only prevented himself from drinking, but also didn't allow others to drink. No one would want to drink or smoke when staying with Benjamin.
Although others were very reluctant, they could only compromise and obey him since they couldn't defeat him.
But today, he suddenly took the initiative to call a few friends to come and drink together. It was strange.
Larry asked with confusion, "Benjamin, what's going on with you today?"
Benjamin glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.
He asked without giving up, "Did you quarrel with Harper? Don't tell me you were kicked out by Harper, were you?"
The other three of them looked at each other, as if asking each other if they really had a quarrel?
Harry asked calmly, "Didn't you ask my dad in the evening why Harper went to the hospital? And you cared about her health, so why are you quarreling now?"
Felix guessed, "For what? Isn't it because you did something to make her unhappy?"
They had completely imagined a fight between Benjamin and Harper.
At last, Larry concluded, "I think it's better not to quarrel. She's pregnant. Can't you talk about it gently? You have to contain her. It's not easy for a woman to be willing to give birth to a baby. Benjamin, you are not allowed to do anything you shouldn't do when your wife is pregnant!"
Benjamin had been silent and listened to their speculation, but now he couldn't help hearing Larry's words.
He glanced at Larry indifferently and said in a cold voice, "Do you think I am you?"
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