The President's Secret Wife by Josephine

Chapter 005 Laura Was Crippled
“Jenny, who told you to use that tone...”
Barret barely finished his words.
Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes with a sharp jerk.
Jenny was sent into Barret’s arms, feeling dizzy.
Luckily, Barret shielded her head with his hand, or else her head would have been broken.
The driver apologized repeatedly, “I’m sorry, Mr. Smith.”
“Be careful with your driving.”
Barret dropped the words coldly and turned to Jenny. “Who told you to use that tone of voice?”
“Honey, I thought you wanted me to beg you!”
Jenny continued in a sweet and soft voice.
They had been married for two years and it was almost the first time she had ever talked with Barret like that.
In the past, she hadn’t dared to do it for fear that he wouldn’t like it and that he would think she was too much of a drama queen.
Now she was emboldened by the thought that they were getting divorced anyway.
It would be the last time anyway, even if he didn’t like it.
“Sit up.” Barret looked at Jenny.
Jenny immediately sat up straight.
“Talk properly from now on,” he warned.
“Oh.”
He seemed extremely unhappy with Jenny’s answer. “Oh? Do you hear me?”

“Yes.”
“It’s no use just hearing it. You should keep it in mind.”
“What’s more, you mustn’t talk with other men like that,” Barret added.
When he finished, he couldn’t help whispering to himself, “Barret, what are you doing? You shouldn’t have said that! You’re going
to be divorced soon, and then she can talk like that with anyone as she likes. Is that any of your business?”
Annoyed, he loosened his tie, and only then did he feel that he could breathe a little easier.
Barret was gentle as he applied the medicine for her.
He gently rubbed the skin on the back of Jenny’s neck with his fingertips, tickling it like a feather.
His breath, in particular, hit the soft place behind her ear in a way that was indescribably provocative.
Jenny couldn’t help but shiver lightly.
Barret’s fingers trembled too.
His eyes darkened, making it hard to read the look in them.
Jenny breathed a sigh of relief when the medicine was finally applied.
At the traffic light, Barret suddenly spoke.
“Turn left and go to the mall.”
Jenny wondered, “You are not going to the office today?”
“Grandpa’s birthday party is moved up and we haven’t prepared a present yet.”
After he explained, Jenny immediately understood and nodded. “I’ll go with you.”
The two of them went straight to the jewelry floor. Just as they got to the shop, a soft voice came. “Barret!”
Jenny turned around and saw Laura.
Instantly, she was stunned.

If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have believed it.
She could see clearly that Laura was in a wheelchair.
How could that be?
What happened to Laura’s legs?
She had never heard that Laura was crippled. Wasn’t Laura a dancer?
Jenny was so stunned that she stood there in a daze for a while, unable to react.
That was until Barret said, “What are you doing here? The air conditioning in the mall is on high. You should have put on more
clothes. Aren’t you cold here?”
As he spoke, he had already taken off his coat and put it on Laura.
Laura looked at Jenny with embarrassment. “Actually, it’s not cold. He’s just too nervous and afraid that I’ll catch a cold.”
It was obvious that she was saying this on purpose.
Jenny kept her head down and didn’t say a word.
Then Laura looked at Barret. “I heard that Grandpa’s birthday party is moved up, so I want to find a present for him. It’s good that
you’re here. You know what Grandpa likes. Why don’t you help me with it?”
“Sure!”
Laura immediately smiled happily, just like a gentle little woman.
“Linda, I’m a bit thirsty. Give me my water.”
“Oops, I’m sorry, Miss Hill, but the thermos is out of water. I’ll call and ask them to send another bottle.”
Barret immediately said, “It will take a long time. I can go and get it. You guys wait here.”
Then he looked at Jenny. “I’ll be right back.”
“Alright!” Jenny nodded.

When Barret left, Laura dismissed Linda as well.
Instantly, she and Laura were alone now.
Jenny moved her lips and tried to speak when Laura beat her to it. “That’s just the way he is. He does everything for me himself,
no matter what it is.”
“I told him to leave it to the assistant, but Barret said he wouldn’t be comfortable with that.”
Jenny didn’t want to hear about their love for each other, but those words still burrowed into her mind in a pervasive way.
Barret was indeed thoughtful.
In their two years of marriage, he hadn’t missed a single one of her birthdays, anniversaries big or small, or holidays.
Only every time, he had left it to Carey.
Not once did he take care of it himself.
On the other hand, he had to do everything himself for Laura, even if it was just to get some hot water.
Sure enough, the difference was shown obviously by contrast.
Jenny, you were a loser, Jenny.
The two of them were silent for a while before Laura said, “Do you want to talk?”
“Yeah.” Jenny nodded.
Seeing that Jenny kept staring at her legs, Laura said, “It seems that you really didn’t know.”
Jenny shook her head. “I’ve never heard of it. What happened to your legs? Barret didn’t tell me.”
“Of course, Barret didn’t tell you,” Laura exclaimed.
Perhaps realizing it, she took a deep breath and immediately got her emotions under control. “I’m sorry, I got a little emotional.”
“I’m afraid no one in the entire Smith family, including Barret, would dare to tell you.”

“Why?”
“Grandpa Smith is the absolute authority in the family. Who would dare to disobey his order?”
Jenny was puzzled, and Laura continued.
“The Smith family, especially Grandpa Smith, has taken such good care of you. You know, Jenny, you are so lucky, even though
you came from a humble family with no outstanding background at all.
“Grandpa Smith treats you like his own granddaughter, just because your mother saved their lives. Sometimes, I even wonder, if
it had been my mother who saved their lives, would it have ended up differently for Barret and me? Would I have been able to
marry him as I wanted?”
Jenny had a terrible feeling in her guts.
For some reason, she felt like something she didn’t know was being unveiled little by little.
“What do you mean?”
Jenny was breathing a little harder.
“Back then, Grandpa Smith was bent on setting you up with Barret. He wanted Barret to marry you, but Barret refused. They had
a long standoff. But Barret was young after all, and all the power in the Smith family was in Grandpa Smith’s hands. He forced
Barret in various ways. In the end, Barret failed in the fighting against him and had to marry you.”
“No, you’re lying.”
Jenny suddenly resisted violently, like a hedgehog.
She couldn’t accept that her marriage was a forced affair.
Laura chuckled, “I’m telling the truth, because Barret married you back then to protect me.”