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

Chapter 172

Kristin had just stepped In the CEO’s office when she noticed a steaming cup of hot chocolate on the desk..

York, is this for me?” Kristin asked with surprise, her eyes lighting up at the unexpected treat.

“Yeah.” York nodded, a grin spreading across his face.

“Aw, thanks!” Kristin beamed, and her appreciation was genuine.

“Don’t mention it. I lost a bet, and now, I’m your errand boy for three months.” York waved her thanks away casually, not mentioning that it was Rhett’s idea.

He had done the deed, and he was taking the credit.

“Don’t sweat it,” Kristin

about it in a few days.plied quickly, lowering her voice. “Mr. FitzGerald will forget all

“My hearing is just fine. Thank you very much,” came Rhett’s voice from his desk, where he was tapping away at his keyboard.

Kristin suppressed a giggle, sipping the hot chocolate. It was sweet as if someone had added just a hint of sugar, not too much, just perfect.

“Mr. FitzGerald asked me to get you a hot chocolate with little sugar. He thought you might like it,” York admitted under Rhett’s intense gaze, finally revealing the truth behind the thoughtful gesture.

Feeling overwhelmed by the attention, Kristin glanced at Rhett and murmured a shy “Thank you.”

“I’ve got a meeting. Send the SandStone Project files to my computer and ensure it’s encrypted,” Rhett instructed before standing up.

Kristin hesitated, knowing the task was usually for Rhett’s secretary

Rhett had been sidelining Randall for some time, and Kristin.knew that Rhett would make his move once she was competent enough to manage Randall’s responsibilities. temporarily. Randall, for his part, was likely beginning to sense the shift.

“You’ll need to be careful around him,” Kristin thought.

“Mr. FitzGerald…” Kristin began, sitting before his high–tech computer system.

Rhett, who had reached the office door, turned back at her hesitation. “Yes?”

“The computer…” Kristin faltered, not entirely confident.

The technology had advanced quickly since her time, but she had learned computer repair

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she caught on quickly

but she had learned from a fellow Inmate, a hacker who did her time for causing a company significant financial loss

but after Kristin had stood up for her, she had warmed up and taught

use it?” Rhett mistook her hesitation for unfamiliarity with his computer system and returned to

not that.” Kristin shook her head and expertly pulled up

playing on his lips at her

to a strangely named process.

like Rhett’s computer might have been

expression darkened, and he instructed York,

their go–to

quickly checked the system logs and found unauthorized login attempts and

breaches.

urged, panic edging her voice. “Maybe we should call the police.”

said, glancing at the clock. “York, cancel the morning. meeting. We’ll do it in the afternoon. Tell

carry

had a good idea of who was behind

proposal into the system,” Rhett instructed Kristin, asking her to

FitzGerald, this is too risky.”

We have a contingency plan,” Rhett reassured her, ruffling her hair

sign of a past that had taught her

have developed such sharp instincts

with embarrassment, but she focused on entering the files with

seriousness.

a delivery guy, and went

did we hire a beautiful new assistant?” Granger joked, nudging Rhett

Don’t scare her,” Rhett scolded,

Granger nervously, instinctively moving away from the strange man.

who she was, Granger corrected himself with a more respectful tone. “Hey, you must be

stammered, “Ah,

dealings supposed to be

Granger,” Rhett warned, his frown deepening.

to business. “Any idea who our

He’s the only one interested in sabotaging the desert project,” Rhett said in

an enticing topic,” Granger suggested, plugging his USB into the computer. “To snag

don’t know what he’s into,” Rhett grumbled, clearly irritated.

the file,” Kristin said hesitantly, glancing guiltily at

Turner.”

paused, not quite