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 to computer

hacker who did her time for

had initially bullied Kristin with the others, but after Kristin had stood up for her, she

mistook her hesitation for

shook her head and expertly pulled up the

surprised smile playing on his

FitzGerald, this…” Kristin pointed to a strangely named process. “Have you opened

computer

expression darkened, and he instructed York, “Call

was their go–to cybersecurity expert.

checked the system logs and found unauthorized login attempts and

breaches.

check for any missing important files,” Kristin urged, panic edging her

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

leaving to carry out the order.

good idea of who was behind

instructed Kristin, asking her to input the final draft

hesitated, worried. “Mr. FitzGerald,

plan,” Rhett reassured her, ruffling her hair

alertness was endearing, a clear sign of a past that had taught her to be

developed such sharp instincts if she had

embarrassment, but she focused on entering the

seriousness.

disguised as a

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

off. Don’t scare her,” Rhett scolded,

moving

himself with a more respectful tone. “Hey, you must

“Ah, what?”

her and Rhett’s dealings

Granger,” Rhett warned, his frown deepening.

business. “Any idea who our

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

enticing topic,” Granger suggested, plugging his USB into the computer. “To snag a big fish, we need to hack his system without him catching

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

name on the file,” Kristin said

Turner.”

paused, not quite catching