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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naturally Intelligent, she caught on quickly

Inmate, a hacker who did her time for

after Kristin had stood up for her, she had warmed

Rhett mistook her hesitation for unfamiliarity with

expertly pulled up the

surprised smile playing

pointed to a strangely named process. “Have

computer might have been hacked.

darkened, and he

was their go–to

quickly checked the system logs and found

breaches.

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

Let’s play along,” Rhett said, glancing at the clock. “York, cancel the morning. meeting. We’ll do it in the afternoon.

to carry out the order.

idea of who

system,” Rhett instructed Kristin, asking her to input

worried. “Mr. FitzGerald, this is too risky.”

Rhett reassured her, ruffling her

a clear sign of a past

developed such sharp instincts if she

embarrassment, but she focused on

seriousness.

within twenty minutes, disguised as a delivery guy,

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

Rhett scolded, his brow furrowing in

Granger nervously, instinctively moving away from the strange

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

stammered, “Ah,

Weren’t her and Rhett’s dealings supposed

Granger,” Rhett warned, his frown

getting down to business. “Any idea who our friend might

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

plugging his USB into the computer. “To snag a big fish, we need to hack his system

know what he’s into,” Rhett grumbled, clearly irritated.

on the file,” Kristin said

Turner.”

paused, not quite