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, leading Kristin away protectively.

against him would be giving Vincent

Kristin’s hand. Rhett ushered

and clutched tightly. She struggled

hand cramping

around to witness

chat would erupt in gossip.

he handed Kristin a cup

the cup, Kristin felt a little

wasn’t until she took a sip that she realized she was using Rhett’s

panicked, on the

could she use Rhett’s mug? Rhett

the

speechless for a

to speak as well as her eyes brimming with frantic emotion, Rhett felt a pang

into what Kristin

her head close and

kiss was tender, as if silently reassuring her that there

for a moment, but then miraculously began to warm up.

streamed down her face as she

let her cry.

don’t

choked explanation, Rhett curled into a half–smile, and his mood

continue to love such

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she was the clever fox

a bad guy.‘

good,” Rhett agreed with her.

“I’m sorry to hit

remember hitting Vincent hard enough to draw blood, and she worried that the FitzGerald family would make

fault for not finishing the job,” Rhett said, ruffling her

looked up at him, her eyes red but shining bright.

breath. Kristin’s eyes were probably

relax your fingers, okay?” Rhett coaxed Kristin

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

struggling to unfurl her fingers which seemed to

tell you, even

and slowly opened

several

narrowed, instantly on alert. “Where did you get

me,” Kristin confessed