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’re worth that?” Rhett said, leading Kristin

against him would be giving

ushered her into his office.

stiff and clutched tightly.

her hand cramping was beyond her

were no employees around to witness

would

now on, don’t leave my sight,” Rhett instructed as he handed

the cup, Kristin felt

until she took a sip that she realized she was using

on the verge

Rhett was a stickler

mug at the office and always

was speechless for a

well as her eyes brimming with frantic

too deep into what

pulled her head close and

kiss was tender, as if silently reassuring her that there was nothing to fear with him

stiffened for a moment, but then miraculously began to

anymore streamed down her face as she

let her

don’t love

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

would continue to love

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was no fool and she was the clever fox who knew how to

is a bad guy.‘

he’s no good,” Rhett

again. “I’m sorry

and she worried that the FitzGerald family would

finishing the job,” Rhett said,

her

were probably the most beautiful

relax your fingers, okay?” Rhett coaxed Kristin to open

clench her fingers so

her fingers which seemed to have a mind of

Kristin’s. “Didn’t I tell you, even when scared,

lip guiltily and slowly opened her hands.

when Rhett noticed several deformed

narrowed, instantly on alert. “Where did you get these?”

to me,”