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

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Chapter 164

Chapter 164

Rhett shielded Kristin with his body, delivering a solid kick to Vincent’s gut. “Are you out of your mind? Lay a finger on mine and you’ll regret it.”

“Rhett! Kristin belongs to me!” Vincent wiped the blood from the corner of his eye, his gaze heavy with rage. “We’ve been together since we were sixteen. Ask her if she still has feelings

for me!”

“Sixteen? You’ve got some nerve bringing that up. What did we know about love when we were just kids?” Rhett’s voice was deep and protective as he held Kristin close.

He didn’t need to ask Kristin about her feelings for Vincent. Whether she had them or not was irrelevant.

All he had to do was do what he deemed right. Whether Kristin would fall for him was her business.

“Kristin, tell him you still care. It’s me you love!” Vincent trembled his voice, betraying a childish desperation for affirmation and answers.

Kristin was numb with tension, her anxiety so acute she couldn’t speak or make a sound.

“Rhett, she’s not answering, which means she still has feelings for me,” Vincent persisted, as if winning over Kristin was the only way to one–up Rhett.

“Kristin, can we talk, please? I know you didn’t want this six years ago. it was James who forced you. I still care for you, I can’t forget you. Let’s have a talk.” Vincent pleaded, desperate for a chance to explain himself.

Rhett snorted in disdain.

Vincent claimed to love Kristin, to be unable to forget her, yet he was clueless to the fact that Kristin suffered from depression and was too traumatized to speak.

Rhett gently covered Kristin’s ears with his hands, his voice soothing. “Don’t listen to him. It’s just nauseating.”

The very people who had caused Kristin such pain now dared to say he couldn’t forget her.

Their words were filth.

Rhett wouldn’t let that filth hurt Kristin.

Kristin slowly closed her eyes, her body rigid and trembling as she curled into Rhett’s embrace. His heartbeat was strong, a surprisingly effective balm that quickly calmed her.

“Rhett, all you want is to ruin me because you hate that my mom took Holcomb from you. You’re scared I’ll take what should be yours, so you want revenge. That’s why you’re using Kristin, because you know I’d die for her.” In Vincent’s eyes, Rhett was deliberately provoking

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him.

Rhett was indeed doing it on purpose, using Kristin to get at him.

you think you’re worth that?” Rhett said,

Kristin against him would be giving Vincent too much credit.

ushered her

and clutched tightly. She struggled to relax

hand cramping was beyond her

were no employees around to witness Mr. FitzGerald holding his assistant’s

office chat would erupt

sight,” Rhett instructed as he handed Kristin a

the cup, Kristin felt a

she took a sip that she realized she

FitzGerald…” Kristin panicked, on the

Rhett

her mug at the office and always used disposable

speechless for a

her nervousness and inability to speak as well as her eyes brimming with frantic emotion, Rhett

dare let York dig too deep into what Kristin had endured over

pulled her head close and

that there was nothing to fear with him

moment, but then miraculously began to warm

couldn’t hold back anymore streamed down her face as she wept

let her

I don’t love

into a half–smile, and his mood lifted. “Yeah,

fool would continue to love such a scumbag.

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and she was the clever fox who

a bad guy.‘

he’s no good,” Rhett agreed

“I’m sorry to hit

worried that the FitzGerald family would make a big deal out of it to cause

for not finishing the job,” Rhett said,

him, her eyes red but

breath. Kristin’s eyes were probably the most

okay?” Rhett coaxed Kristin to

scared, panicked, and clench her fingers so tightly that her nails would cut

down, struggling to unfurl her fingers which seemed to have

I tell you, even when

and slowly

Rhett noticed several deformed candies in

eyes narrowed, instantly on alert. “Where did you

to me,” Kristin confessed