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

who did her time for causing a company significant

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

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

Kristin shook her head and expertly pulled up the task manager to check for

surprised smile playing on his

strangely named process. “Have you opened any

Rhett’s computer might have

darkened, and he instructed York, “Call

go–to cybersecurity

quickly checked the system logs and found unauthorized login attempts

breaches.

should check for any missing important files,” Kristin urged, panic edging her voice. “Maybe we should

the morning. meeting. We’ll do it in the afternoon. Tell them I

nodded, leaving to carry out the order.

of who was behind this.

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

worried. “Mr. FitzGerald,

have a contingency plan,” Rhett reassured her, ruffling her hair affectionately.

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

have developed such sharp instincts

but she focused on entering the

seriousness.

within twenty minutes, disguised as a delivery

did we hire a beautiful new assistant?” Granger joked, nudging Rhett as he set down his delivery bag.

it off. Don’t scare her,” Rhett scolded, his

Granger nervously, instinctively moving

realizing who she was, Granger corrected himself with a more respectful tone. “Hey, you must be Rhett’s honey, Kristin. I’m Granger.”

stammered, “Ah,

Weren’t her and Rhett’s dealings supposed to be

Rhett warned, his frown

getting down to business. “Any idea who

only one interested in sabotaging the

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

know what he’s into,” Rhett grumbled,

said

Turner.”

paused, not quite catching on.