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

Chapter 142

In a hotel room.

Rhett sat at the desk, glancing towards Kristin who hesitated in the corridor, too timid to approach.

“Take your medicine,” he said, sliding a glass of water with the dissolved pill towards her.

Kristin, nervously hiding behind a partition until she heard Rhett’s voice, walked over with her head down.

“Do you feel like resting here, or would you like to check out the town?” Rhett remembered Kristin had once mentioned she loved the seaside view from Harborside Haven.

A spark lit up in Kristin’s eyes as she tightly clutched the water glass. Although she struggled to express herself, her eyes never lied. Whether she liked something or not, it was always apparent at a glance.

That was why when Rhett first met her at a Fitzgerald family gathering, he thought her eyes shone with a naive clarity.

“Feeling any cooler?” Rhett stood and touched her forehead.

Kristin stiffened but didn’t pull away.

“Still a bit warm. Take the medicine and rest a bit. Later, we can go see the coastal night view,” Rhett said and leaned on the desk, watching her.

She nervously gulped down the medicine in one go.

“Here,” Rhett said, handing her a bottle of water from the desk, having already unscrewed the cap for her.

Kristin, grimacing from the bitter taste, was about to take a sip when Rhett suddenly frowned and took the bottle back.

He had a thing about cleanliness and was very particular about hotel’amenities. The cap had come off too easily, meaning the bottle had been tampered with. He inspected it closely and sniffed the contents, his expression darkening. “There’s something wrong with this water.”

Kristin stared at him, shocked. “Wrong? Is it dirty?” She thought Rhett was just being overly fastidious. “I’ll get a fresh one.”

“Smell this,” he urged, holding the bottle to her nose.

She sniffed and her eyes widened in alarm. “There’s definitely something off. It smells sour.”

Good water wouldn’t smell sour even if it was past its expiration date.

This wasn’t water.

Rhett furrowed his brow, motioning for her to be silent. He grabbed two sugar packets from

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near the coffee machine before guiding her into the bathroom.

Kristin watched, curious about what he was planning.

sugar packets and poured them into an ashtray, then added the bottled water. The sugar turned

acid,” Rhett said, his voice low.

her mouth. “Sulfuric acid?”

the consequences could have been disastrous from severe damage to her throat to a life–threatening

back on and stepped out of the bathroom

after, York arrived at the room and set up makeshift cameras in both the bathroom and the

natural,” York advised,

that they were trying

in and out of the room. It wouldn’t

would have been too panicked to consider

perpetrator would return to the crime scene to cover their tracks, because simply

be scared,” Rhett reassured her.

not sure whether the person behind this was

personal attack?” York whispered. Rhett nodded. If he hadn’t been the

felt a wave of retrospective

Call

air, his hands

with ‘blood‘ as she pretended to faint in Rhett’s arms. They rushed out of the hotel and

others left, a housekeeper who had been lurking in the hallway sneaked into

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room, searching for the

contents

you least expect.” York came from the doorway, carrying a note of sarcasm as he entered with the hotel

pale, almost collapsing to

up to this? You’ve got some nerve to harm Mr. Fitzgerald!”

fury. This

the door open

prepared cameras and the switched sulfuric acid. “Caught red–handed. Go explain yourself to the

the underground

the car, still in shock.

asked, pulling her

looked up at Rhett, feeling the aftershock of the incident.

was about to consume, she would need to test.

first.

handle things here,” Rhett said, his mood dark.

had a run–in with Nicola, and then this attempt on her life, a warning from Nicola.

snorted coldly, flexing

become too comfortable within

Kristin nodded stiffly.

been looking forward to seeing the seaside night view