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 black and bubbled up

said,

her mouth. “Sulfuric

have been disastrous from severe damage to her throat to

on and stepped

arrived at the room and set up makeshift cameras in both the

advised, glancing at

aware that they were trying to catch the culprit.

acid, and only a limited number of staff had been in and out of the room. It wouldn’t be fair

to consider keeping the water

cover their tracks, because simply flushing the bottle

scared,” Rhett

sure whether the person behind this was targeting her or

could this be a personal attack?” York whispered. Rhett nodded. If he hadn’t been the one to open the bottle for Kristin today,

were cold as he felt a wave of

Call an

shouts filled the air, his hands apparently covered in

the hotel

who had been lurking in the hallway sneaked

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for the open

poured the contents into

least expect.” York came from the doorway,

almost collapsing to the

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

with fury. This was a criminal offense.

just saw the door

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

the underground

sat in the car, still in

asked, pulling her close.

looked up at Rhett, feeling the aftershock of

anything Rhett was about to consume, she

first.

and York will stay to handle things here,” Rhett said, his mood dark. He couldn’t risk Kristin’s safety any

Nicola, and then this attempt on her life, a warning from

flexing his

too comfortable within

Kristin nodded stiffly.

forward to seeing