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.

phone, the incoming call was from James.

me?” James‘

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

wanting for a downfall?” James‘ voice

break off your engagement. Given their current situation, you 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 you a secret, the man who was with Kristin

she was out to destroy Kristin

necessary.

“If

the truth, you might as well kiss

goading

a long silence on the other

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

Summer, but Kristin has to be disillusioned with

wouldn’t give up until she was disappointed in Rhett.

just need to take what you want…” Hertha was proposing

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

special about Kristin?

be special. Just being herself is enough,” James said before hanging. up on

but it soon turned into hysteria.

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to be

stand there, like some trophy wife?

and see who

a chance to leak the paternity test results to

you promised Mr. Bryce that

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

for Carter, showing that it was

Carter lose his temper and take action against

connections and capabilities, he was

even Rhett would have to weigh his options carefully, and

up some dirt, and have him seal his lips tight. Let him come forward claiming Kristin was his girl, that they were together right up until he got locked up, and even say that Summer is

son.”

Carter’s cage for sure. He would be demanding

would be curtains

that moment, Kristin could no longer stay by Rhett’s

FitzGerald Group.

the restroom, her eyes glued to the trending news on her phone. The Haywood name was being

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

elbowed her way

She watched victim after victim bravely expose their wounds to