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.

at her phone, the incoming call

me?” James‘

he’s not related to Summer by blood. If you don’t take custody of Summer now, Carter will find out sooner or later,”

have been having it too easy lately, wanting for

all want to kick them while they’re down, and that’s fine. James, you want Kristin, but you’re going about it the wrong way. And let me tell

to lose, and she was out to destroy Kristin by

necessary.

“If

and Rhett learn the truth, you might as well kiss that chance

was goading

long silence on the other end before James

done a paternity test between Rhett and Summer. They are father and son,”

his voice heavy, “I’ll take Summer, but Kristin has to be disillusioned with Rhett to

she wouldn’t give up until she was

part. Mr. Bryce, you just need to take

reminded Hertha. It was okay to disappoint Kristin about Rhett,

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

be special. Just being herself is

it soon turned into hysteria.

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to

stand there,

and see who

the paternity test results to Carter,” Hertha commanded

Mr. Bryce that he could take Summer.

He’ll do his own

Carter, showing that it was the Bryce family who

would Carter lose his temper

he was

Carter took action against Kristin, even Rhett would have to weigh his options carefully, and he might not

one who tangled with Kristin back in college, pay him off, dig up some dirt, and have him seal his lips tight. Let him

son.”

for sure. He would be demanding a paternity

when that happened, it would be

moment, Kristin could no longer stay by

the FitzGerald Group.

trending news on her phone. The Haywood name was being dragged

a bully in her school days, and she hadn’t

she’d tormented her so–called friends, elbowed her way through

with tears. She watched victim after victim bravely expose their wounds to the world, and she