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

Inmate, a hacker who did her time for causing a company significant financial loss through illegal system

woman had initially bullied Kristin with the others, but after Kristin had stood up for her, she had warmed up and taught

to use it?” Rhett mistook her hesitation for unfamiliarity with

head and expertly pulled up the task manager to check for

smile playing

a strangely named process. “Have you

like Rhett’s computer might have been

darkened, and he instructed York, “Call Granger.”

go–to cybersecurity

and found unauthorized login

breaches.

should check for any missing important files,” Kristin urged,

play along,” Rhett said, glancing at the clock. “York, cancel the morning. meeting. We’ll do it in the afternoon. Tell them I need to finalize the SandStone Project first thing.”

nodded, leaving to carry out

of who was behind this.

project proposal into the system,” Rhett instructed Kristin, asking her to input the final draft into

“Mr. FitzGerald, this is too risky.”

Rhett reassured her,

sense of alertness was endearing, a clear sign of

never have developed such sharp instincts if she had

but she focused on entering the files with

seriousness.

as a delivery guy, and

Granger joked, nudging Rhett as he

Rhett scolded, his brow furrowing in warning.

eyed Granger nervously, instinctively moving

corrected himself with a more respectful

“Ah,

dealings supposed to be a secret?

warned,

down to business. “Any idea who our friend might

to be Vincent. He’s the only one interested in sabotaging

resist. Create a new file with an enticing topic,” Granger suggested, plugging his USB into the computer. “To snag a big fish, we need

don’t know what he’s into,” Rhett

said hesitantly, glancing

Turner.”

paused, not quite catching on.