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 to computer applications.

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

Kristin had stood up for her, she had warmed up and taught Kristin quite a

don’t know how to use it?” Rhett mistook her hesitation for unfamiliarity with his computer system and returned

pulled up the task manager

alongside her, a surprised smile playing on

to a strangely named process. “Have you opened

Rhett’s computer might have been hacked.

he

was their go–to

quickly checked the system logs and found unauthorized login attempts and

breaches.

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

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

to carry

good idea of who was

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

worried. “Mr. FitzGerald, this

We have a contingency plan,” Rhett reassured her, ruffling

sense of alertness was endearing, a clear sign of a

sharp instincts

she focused on entering the files with

seriousness.

minutes, disguised as a delivery guy, and went

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

her,” Rhett scolded, his

moving away from

Granger corrected himself with a more respectful tone.

“Ah,

Rhett’s dealings supposed to be a

warned, his frown deepening.

nodded, getting down to business. “Any

in sabotaging the desert

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

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

name on the file,” Kristin said

Turner.”

not quite catching