When the Boss’ Lady Became His Sister-in-law

Chapter 54

Kristin clenched her fingers tight with fear as she threw Lisa a look begging for help.

“Mr. Bryce, she’s the new girl, just finished training, our new receptionist. Is there a problem?” Lisa quickly dashed over.

“Lift your head up!” James was icy and seemingly short on patience.

Kristin gripped her fingers tight and slowly raised her head.

James paused for a moment, then burst out laughing. “Never mind, I got you mixed up with

someone else.”

Lisa breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for Kristin to scram.

James didn’t linger and made a beeline for the entrance.

Kristin exhaled deeply, feeling a wave of relief. After five years, James surely must have forgotten her.

Once James was out of earshot, Yara came shivering over. “Man, that big shot’s got an aura like no other, scared the living daylights out of me.”

Kristin felt her legs turn to jelly.

Yara chuckled and steadied Kristin. “Scared you, huh? I thought Mr. Bryce had his eye on you for a second there. Talk about a heart attack!”

Kristin offered an awkward smile.

“Did you catch what Mr. Bryce’s assistant was saying?” Yara led Kristin to the front desk. “The annual dinner for the Chamber of Commerce gonna be here at our club, the biggest in

Crescendo Town. Even front desk jobs here are for the educated. You landed this gig just in time with the hiring spree.”

Kristin nodded. “I heard it.”

“Do you know who shows up at these dinners? Ever heard of the FitzGerald family from Silvergrove City? They’re even bigger fish than Mr. Bryce. In the business world, there’s always a bigger fish.”

Kristin stiffened her fingers, panic rising within her.

If it was the dinner for the Chamber of Commerce, Vincent and Clarence would surely attend.

“Can I… can I take that day off?” Kristin asked in a hushed tone.

“No go, Lisa said everything’s leading up to this night, no one’s allowed to bail,” Yara shook her head.

Kristin tightened her fingers anxiously as she calculated her next move. Staying put meant risking being dragged back. And being dragged back by them meant a one–way ticket to the

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grave.

staff’s swamped, go give them a hand,” Lisa instructed, sending

isn’t up to speed yet.” Yara offered, thinking

a fruit platter. I need you here for something else,

to the high heels, made

bottle of wine costs over a million per piece, handle it with utmost care,” the staff member instructed, pointing to a wine bottle chilling

the cart into

past, a million–plus bottle meant nothing to Kristin, but now, it was

your fruit platter and wine,” Kristin announced, knocking on

from inside.

was ajar, Kristin pushed

lounging on the sofa, schmoozing with a

head down, first set the wine bucket on the table,

she turned to

even the waitstaff are hotter than celebs. It seems like a waste to have a looker

nothing. Feeling anxious,

to exit.

path. “Hey, miss,

Zack’s taken a shine to this

tell you, catching Zack’s eye is

on not to miss her chance.

began to sweat as she wondered how to handle the situation.

first day on the job after three days of training, and she didn’t want to cause trouble

No one

almost reached

grabs,” James finally spoke with a firm

flinched, standing still with her

confused, and James added. “She’s had

faltered her grip on the tray, her heartbeat racing. James had

the others were taken aback. “Do you know her? Is she still in such great

like that even more,” another

flushed her cheeks, not with

appraised women, as if they were picking out produce at a market, was

challenge. “It’s up to you big shots to show what you’re made of.”

tried before?” The men laughed, probing further.

years and got nowhere,” James joked

burned with the effort to hold

could already predict the humiliation that was coming. James

mock her.

Bryce? Is she playing hard to get or is the money just not enough?” Zack sneered, reaching out to grab Kristin’s wrist. “A million

to being touched by

against Zack’s head. In that instant, Kristin nearly collapsed to her