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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Being naturally Intelligent, she caught on quickly to

pro, but she had learned from a fellow Inmate, a hacker who did

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

don’t know how to use it?” Rhett mistook her hesitation for unfamiliarity with

that.” Kristin shook her head and expertly pulled up the task manager to check for suspicious processes.

smile playing on his lips at

Kristin pointed to a strangely named process. “Have you opened

like Rhett’s computer might have been

he instructed

their go–to cybersecurity expert.

and found unauthorized login attempts

breaches.

files,” Kristin urged, panic edging her voice. “Maybe we

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.”

carry

had a good idea of

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

“Mr. FitzGerald,

fine. We have a contingency plan,” Rhett reassured

a clear sign of

instincts if she

with embarrassment, but she

seriousness.

disguised as a delivery guy, and went to

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

Don’t scare her,” Rhett scolded, his brow furrowing in warning.

instinctively moving away from the strange

corrected himself with a more respectful tone. “Hey, you must be Rhett’s honey, Kristin. I’m

“Ah, what?”

Rhett’s dealings supposed

warned, his frown deepening.

getting down to business. “Any

to be Vincent. He’s the only one interested in sabotaging the desert project,”

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

my name on the file,” Kristin said

Turner.”

not quite catching on.