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

Chapter 55

Everyone in the room was instantly in shock.

Kristin turned out to be James‘ woman….

No wonder she turned down 8 million. Since she had borne James‘ love child, even a sum of several hundred million would have been easy to secure, let alone a mere 8 million.

“You should step out for a bit.” James told Kristin to leave.

Kristin stood there, dazed, looking at James. Was it really him that night?

She fled the room in panic and holed up in the bathroom for ages, splashing her face with cold.

water non–stop.

All these years, she was tormented by the memories of that night, like a nightmare, gnawing away at her soul.

During her five years in prison, she had that terrible dream almost every night, dreaming of hands groping her wildly, and then dragging her down to hell.

She hated herself for not staying sober that night or sinking with the drugged drinks.

What Kristin couldn’t come to terms with the most was that, she had given up resisting at the end. She was actually responding to him.

“Kris, you okay?” Yara asked quietly when Kristin returned with her hair all wet.

Kristin just shook her head.

“The HR department wants us to fill out our personal information, you should do it.”

Kristin took the form, glanced at it, and took a deep breath.

That survey was so detailed, it even asked if you were single.

In the name field, Kristin was about to write her name but thought better of it and wrote Kristin Collins instead.

The name “Kristin Turner” had followed her for over twenty years. For the first twenty, it was a badge of pride. But these last few years, it had become a label of disgrace.

The Turner family hated her but wouldn’t let her go. She had been kicked out by the Turner family, so keeping that surname was pointless.

After filling out the form, Kristin handed it back to Yara.

“It’s a really nice name.”

Kristin just smiled and said nothing.

She stayed at the front desk until 10 PM. Once the night shift person arrived, Kristin could leave.

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drinks tonight, so she won’t

and planned to head home

long time, but decided to wait and see when

clear things up.

parking spot, Kristin curled up her

Harriet mentioned an old phone, but she hadn’t had the chance to

soon. It would be dangerous to continue to stay here, but if not, she couldn’t be sheltered by Harriet anymore, especially since she had promised to help Harriet when the club was short–staffed.

any mistakes,” the assistant said, following James and helping him open

smiling and seeing James off to his

that they were intimidated

curb, nervously peeking out. With so many people around, she didn’t dare to show

and glanced in the rearview mirror, he saw

about to drive off, but James spoke in

assistant paused. “Mr. Bryce, aren’t

got out of the car and gestured

James, not understanding what was going on.

James frowned,

managers exchanged glances and

the parking lot was empty, James leaned against the car door and smoked.

while longer, then peered out to see James looking in her direction. Startled, she quickly

amusement, as if he was waiting to see what Kristin was up

walked

at Kristin with

ago?” Kristin asked softly, head

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he wouldn’t give a second glance in a crowd.

that shone brightly on stage, not this

was easy, which seemed to take only five years.

it was?” James

to take that swan–like Kristin home and keep her.

then, Kristin

bow her head, so he just had to wait

She hoped that nothing had happened that night, but that wasn’t realistic.

say it was me? Blackmail, extortion, or call the cops?”

her head even

blackmailed or extorted money from Clarence and Vincent who had slandered her. But no one would believe

reddened eyes, Kristin looked up at James, continuing, “I don’t want anything… If it was you, could you please

into Kristin’s eyes,

still as ever

explained, worried James might