The President's Secret Wife

Chapter 8

Chapter 008 She Had to Get Pregnant in Three Months

What a smooth tongue.

Unfortunately, Laura was just a clown in front of Lillian.

“Jenny is Barret’s wife, the daughter-in-law of the Smith family. Do you think you can compare yourself to her?”

“It’s only natural for her to use Barret’s money. Not only Barret’s money, but all the money of the Smith family is at her disposal. And she can use as much as she wants forever.”

“As for the present, even if she gives him a leaf, Grandpa will love it and keep it as a treasure, whereas even if you give him a leaf made of gold, he won’t appreciate it, and you will just be making a fool of yourself.”

Laura had just opened her mouth when Barret grabbed her wrist and gave Jenny a quick look.

Jenny felt miserable.

But she immediately grabbed Lillian’s arm. “Mom, Barret and I are choosing a present for

Grandpa. Now that you’re here, help us out!”

Jenny smiled brightly and her voice was warm and soft.

Lillian’s voice softened. “I can’t really help you, because Grandpa doesn’t need anything. And I think you both know what he wants!”

Jenny did know what Grandpa wanted, but she also knew that Barret didn’t want it.

So she could only play dumb in front of her mother-in-law.

Lillian looked directly at Barret. “Don’t tell me you don’t know that the present Grandpa wants

most of all is a great-grandchild.”

It was better not to talk about it, but when it came up, Lillian was furious.

“Look at you, it’s been two whole years and Jenny hasn’t had a baby. If things keep going like this, I’m going to suspect that something is wrong with you.”

Jenny was speechless.

Lillian was really nice, just blaming her son.

If it were any other mother-in-law, she would have accused Jenny of not getting pregnant and

being physically weak.

Jenny felt so warm and fuzzy inside as soon as she heard that.

“Mom, this is a public place. Please save me some face.” Barret rubbed between his eyebrows

with a distressed look.

“You don’t want to lose face, so do I? You know, when I go out with those rich women and they

ask me if I have any grandchildren, I just want to find a hole in the floor and hide.”

Jenny was embarrassed.

Her face flushed.

“I used to think that you’re still young and want to give you more time, so I never stepped in.” “But this time, Barret, listen to me carefully, I’m giving you three months. If Jenny doesn’t get pregnant in three

months, I won’t let you get away with it.”

“Mom, you’re just forcing me. Can’t you be reasonable?” Barret looked worried.

“I’m forcing you? Go to the hospital if you’re not having a baby then.”

Lillian looked at Jenny. “Keep an eye on him over the next few months and report to me if he doesn’t take the initiative or cooperate.”

Jenny blushed and nodded. “I will, Mom.”

Laura was terribly embarrassed.

She was so angry and sad, biting her lip pathetically and clenching her fists.

If she hadn’t been desperately trying to hold it back, she would have told Lillian that Barret and Jenny were getting a divorce.

Both Barret and Laura breathed a sigh of relief when Lillian left.

“Barret, you’re not really going to have a baby with her, are you?”

Laura stared at Barret pitifully, looking as vulnerable as she could be.

Jenny pursed her lips silently.

Maybe men liked this kind of woman, vulnerable and pitiful, who made them feel protective.

Even a superb man like Barret was no exception.

“No.” Barret’s answer was decisive and crisp.

“Now that I’ve decided to get a divorce, I won’t leave her and me with this hidden trouble.”

It was a relief for Laura to hear that.

Turning to Barret, she ruffled her hair and said gently, “Barret, why don’t you go shopping with

me? I want to buy some clothes.”

Suddenly, it was as if time had been frozen.

Jenny looked at the jasper earrings on Laura’s ears and stood in a daze as if she had been.

struck by lightning.

She could not tell what was going through her mind, but it was quite overwhelming.

She looked over at Laura and said in a soft and weak voice, “May I ask where you bought your

earrings?”

Laura lifted her hair again to reveal the earrings and smiled. “You mean these?”

“Yeah.” Jenny clenched her hands.

“I didn’t buy them. I saw Barret had them the other day and thought they were really nice. I liked them so much that he gave them to me.”

Jenny bit her lip, feeling a twinge in her heart.

So this was the “hiccup” Barret had talked about.

She had thought that something had gone wrong with the earrings, so he couldn’t get them, but

it turned out that Laura liked them and he gave them to her.

He had promised to give them to Jenny, but Laura said she liked them, so he generously gave her instead.

That was the difference between loving and not loving.

“Jenny…”

Barret had just opened his mouth when Jenny immediately interrupted him. “You don’t have to say anything. I understand.”

Now that it had been done, there was no need to explain.

Forcing back the hard feelings, she said lightly, “So, are we still going to get a present for

Grandpa?”

“Maybe next time. Laura needs me today. I’ll keep her company and ask the driver to take you

home.”

“Okay.”

Sitting in the car, Jenny looked out at the view that passed by, but her mood had hit rock.

bottom.

“A great-grandchild?”

She murmured, her hands resting gently on her belly to protect it.

Over the years, they hadn’t had much intercourse. Barret used contraception almost every time.

And he would also tell her to take some long-acting contraceptive pills.

They had been on dual birth control.

The chances of getting pregnant in such conditions were really slim to none.

If the doctor hadn’t told her she was pregnant, she wouldn’t have dreamed of it.

But Barret said it was a “hidden trouble.”

The words pierced her heart like pins and needles, causing it to bleed instantly.

Their baby was a hidden trouble to him.

Jenny covered her face, unable to control her tears any longer.

Just as she arrived home, she received a call from her mother-in-law.

“You’re home?” Lillian got straight to the point.

“Yes, I just got home.”

“Good, I’ll come over in ten minutes.”

Jenny was just about to say something when Lillian had already hung up the phone.

If she remembered it correctly, this was the first time her mother-in-law had come to her and

Barret’s new home, except for when they got married.

Jenny was a little nervous and hurriedly ordered the maids to get ready.

Since she usually had less contact with her mother-in-law and didn’t know her well, Jenny called Barret to find out what her mother-in-law liked.

“Hello, Barret!”

“Jenny, it’s me.”

Jenny’s voice gave a jerk at the sound of Laura’s voice.

Fighting back the terrible feelings, she continued, “Where’s Barret? I’ve got something to ask

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“Sorry, he’s not available at the moment. Look, I’ll ask him to call you back later.”

With that, Laura simply hung up the phone.

Jenny cupped the phone, being dumbfounded and frozen.

If she remembered it correctly, he was the one who had said that he would watch his behaviors

and do what a husband should do as long as they weren’t divorced yet.

But now, what was he doing with Laura?

It seemed that he couldn’t wait long enough.

If it weren’t for Grandpa, they would have gotten their divorce papers this morning and become

complete strangers, wouldn’t they?

Not knowing much about her mother-in-law’s preferences, Jenny ended up having all kinds of things prepared.

Coffee, tea, fruit, pastries, nuts… she got anything that was available at home.

And she even had lunch ready.

Both Chinese food and Western food were prepared.

With all this done, Jenny waited at home for Lillian.

When she heard a knock at the door, Jenny opened it herself.

She greeted Lillian politely with a smile on her face, “Mom, welcome…”

Before she could finish the words, Jenny covered her mouth and ran into the bathroom to throw up frantically.