The President's Secret Wife by Josephine

Chapter 022 | Can’t Sleep Without Your Hug
Jenny bit her lip and found herself minding Barret’s answer very much.
She didn’t want much.
Even once, she would be satisfied if Barret would refuse Laura for her.
Soon, Barret’s voice came from the phone.
“Mom, take care of her for me and I’ll be right back after I finish my
business.”
“Barret, you must be clear that Jenny is your wife. I order you immediately...”
Before Lillian could finish her sentence, Barret hung up.
“This bastard, I’ll teach him a lesson when he comes back.”
Jenny’s nails were almost pinched into the flesh, but she didn’t seem to feel the pain.
She was really still the one who had been abandoned.
Between her and Laura, Barret seemed to have made a choice without even thinking about it.
She expected too much, just like a fool.
She should have known the answer before, but she still hoped Barret could be back for her, ending up letting
herself down once again!
Seeing Jenny in a depressed mood, Lillian took her hand, “When Barret comes back, I will teach him a lesson.
Don’t think too much right now. Rest upstairs.”
“Okay.”
At this time, the knock at the door sounded again.

Jenny hurriedly said, “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll be fine after a rest lying down. Many guests are waiting for you
outside, so hurry up and go.”
“Okay, I will go downstairs first. Send someone to tell me if something happens.”
“Okay.” Jenny nodded obediently.
After Lillian left, Jenny let all the servants in the room go out as well.
The large room immediately became empty, as if even the air had become clear and cold.
Yes, it’s so cold.
Jenny hugged herself tightly and rested her head on her knees, staring blankly ahead.
She didn’t know what she was looking at, but she felt that her heart was blocked and she wanted to cry.
But if she was really allowed to cry, she couldn’t cry out.
It was a sunny, warm day, but for some reason, she felt extra cold.
Jenny took off her jacket and huddled her entire body under the quilt with which she wrapped herself tightly.
But Jenny still felt the quilt leak wind in and her body still shivered with cold.
She had not been well with a severe body cold.
In the winter, even if the room was heated, her hands and feet might be cold.
In the past, if Jenny felt cold while sleeping, she always liked to move toward Barret. Although she didn’t dare to
burrow into his arms, she dared to get a little closer.
It’s amazing that every time she got close to Barret, she felt her body warm up, and then she could get a good
night’s sleep.
And today, Jenny lay under the quilt for half an hour, but she wasn’t sleepy, just staring at the ceiling and the

overhead chandelier.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
It’s Barret’s phone.
Seeing the word “husband” on the screen, Jenny suddenly lost control and her tears fell without warning.
It turned out that she was also painful and sad.
She was just desperately trying to hold back, telling herself that she couldn’t cry.
And Barret’s name was like a switch that instantly opened the floodgates of her tears which were no longer
under control, dropping down frantically and hitting the phone screen.
Answer?
Or not?
She didn’t know.
Then Jenny’s fingers were no longer controlled by her heart and she pressed the “answer” button first.
Jenny held the phone close to her ear, and soon, a familiar voice came from the phone, “Have you been seen by
a doctor and how do you feel now?”
“Yeah.”
She lied to him.
“Have a good rest upstairs, get some sleep, and I’ll be right back.”
“Okay.” Jenny nodded.
On the phone, a silence fell.
Just then Laura’s voice suddenly came in and she was like a spoiled child, “Barret, I want to eat grapes. Will you peel them for
me?”

“Well, lie back and I’ll peel them for you.”
After replying to Laura, Barret said into the phone again, “If there’s nothing else. I’ll hang up now.”
Jenny should have gently answered him “No” just as she had done countless times before. Then she smiled and hung up the
phone graciously.
But today, without knowing the reason, Jenny grabbed the phone and shouted urgently, “I feel bad.”
“Even though I’m covered with a lot of quilts, I’m still so cold. In the past, I always warmed up after a while when
I hugged you, but today I can’t get warm. I can’t sleep without you.”
After Jenny finished speaking, the other side of the phone was instantly quiet.
On the phone, even their breathing became very clear.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
After waiting for a whole ten seconds, Jenny didn’t hear Barret’s answer.
It must have been her words that put him in a difficult position.
Her bright eyes finally dimmed during the long wait, and she felt herself like a clown, in a wretched state.
“Sorry, I’m hanging up.”
After saying that, Jenny hung up the phone almost like a deserter.
Then she regretted it, “Idiot, what am I doing just now? I’m like a concubine competing for the emperor’s favor.”
It was crazy that she had just been unabashedly jealous of Laura on the phone.
Jenny, you’re getting more useless.
After lying in bed for a while, Jenny still did not fall asleep, and this time Kay came upstairs, “Mrs. Smith, your mom said the
banquet will start soon and asked whether you feel better now. Do you want to eat with old Smith at the banquet, or do we bring
it up to your room for you?”

Jenny gave the answer without even thinking, “I will go to the banquet to eat with grandpa.”
Grandpa’s 80th birthday was so important and she must not spoil his fun.
“Kay, wait for me. I’ll wash my face and fix my hair first.”
“Okay, Mrs. Smith, there’s no rush. I’ll wait for. you outside.”
After finishing her clothes and hair accessories, Jenny was about to go down with Kay when she suddenly
thought of something and she immediately asked, “Kay, is Barret back?”
“Not yet.”
The noon banquet was the main meal, if Barret, the grandson, did not return, it was inevitable that the guests
would gossip.
Even if the guests didn’t say anything at Smith’s house, they will definitely say something bad when they went
out.
Moreover, if Grandpa knew that Laura was back and that Barret had delayed the banquet to see Laura, he would
be furious.
If Grandpa really got angry, the situation would be uncontrollable.
After thinking about it, Jenny stopped Kay, “Let’s wait a little longer. I’ll go when Barret comes back.”
“Mrs. Smith, in this way, if the banquet starts late, the guests will say you are ignorant and have lost any sense
of proportion. You are really well-intentioned that you have taken all the bad for Mr. Smith.”
Kay looked at her with great concern.
Mrs. Smith was so good. Why did Mr. Smith just not cherish her?