When the Boss’ Lady Became His Sister-in-law

Chapter 175

The moment Rhett made his move, it was as if the Haywood family had been completely obliterated.

He had promised that if the Haywood family publicly acknowledged the mistakes made by Adrienne, he would let them off the hook.

With trembling fingers, Hertha called Rhett and asked, “Rhett, why are you doing this?”

Rhett actually gave Hertha the time of day and picked up the call.

“You promised me, Rhett. You said if we owned up to Adrienne’s mistakes, you’d let us go,” Hertha sobbed, questioning him, “Why are you doing this to me? Where did I go wrong?”

Rhett let Hertha finish crying before he spoke, “The ones not letting you off now are the victims, not me.”

“Rhett…” Hertha’s voice was fraught with desperation, “Why must you treat me like this?”

“Hertha, you’re a smart cookie, you know. I’ve left your family a way out. Adrienne needs to vanish from Silvergrove City for good, never to return. Your family needs to keep a low profile, and maybe then I’ll give you a fighting chance,” Rhett said, well aware that cornering them could lead to desperate measures.

Besides, Rhett’s concern wasn’t with the Haywoods, but it was with Holcomb.

The Haywoods must have had some dirt on Holcomb.

Otherwise, Holcomb wouldn’t be so invested in the Haywood’s affairs.

In the short thirty minutes since he’d returned to the office, Rhett had received a whopping thirty calls from Holcomb.

That was one call for every minute.

The old guard was getting antsy.

It really was a community of shared interests, a single thread pulled the whole web.

Hertha gasped, not yet ready to burn bridges with Rhett, “Rhett, I was sincere with you. Regardless of what happened six years ago, I wasn’t scheming against you.”

Rhett didn’t give Hertha a chance to explain any further, nor did he want to hear it. He hung up.

Hertha wanted to say more, but the line was dead.

With a surge of bitterness tightening her grip, Hertha took another deep breath.

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“Rhett, you will regret treating me this way.”

She absolutely could not give Kristin the chance to have Rhett and Summer take a paternity test and acknowledge each other.

incoming call was

you threatening me?”

by blood. If you don’t take custody of Summer now, Carter will find out sooner or later,” Hertha

easy lately, wanting for

want Kristin, but you’re going about it the

nothing left to lose, and she was out

necessary.

“If

before she and Rhett learn the truth, you might

was goading

other end before James finally

Summer. They are father and son,” Hertha

his voice heavy, “I’ll take Summer, but Kristin has to

wouldn’t give up until she was disappointed in

to take what you want…” Hertha

Hertha. It was okay to disappoint Kristin about Rhett, but she

so special about Kristin? Why do both you and Rhett want to protect

special. Just being herself is enough,” James said

Hertha laughed, but it soon turned

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need to

stand there, like

and see who would still want her.

to find a chance to leak the paternity test results to Carter,” Hertha

assistant was nervous, “Miss, you promised Mr. Bryce that he could take Summer. If Mr. Bryce

just giving him a heads–up. He’ll do his own investigation,” Hertha replied. Letting James take Summer

a picture for Carter, showing that it was the Bryce family who had

then would Carter lose his temper and take action against Kristin.

he

have to weigh his options carefully, and he might not be

him come forward claiming Kristin was his girl, that they were together right up until he got locked

son.”

Carter’s cage for sure. He would be demanding a paternity

happened, it would

moment, Kristin could no longer

FitzGerald Group.

to the trending news on her phone.

been a bully in her school days, and

way through high society, and bullied her

victim bravely expose their wounds to the world, and she could no longer hold back her own emotions.