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

Chapter 220

Just head on back Rhett sald, pressing a hand to his forehead

The lawyer hesitated, his words stuck in his throat, but after a long silence, he decided to speak up. ‘Mr. FitzGerald, you’ve endured for over a decade. A few more days won’t make a difference”

Rhett remained silent.

Over a decade. Since he was a child, certain seeds had already taken root and begun to sprout.

“Rhett, rebvember, mom would never take her own life, never.”

Rhett. I have you, I would never han myself. Remember, if something ever happens to me, it wasn’t by my own hand…”

Rhett could never forget, that year he was only eight, the night Holcomb came home drunk and turned the house upside down in a violent rage.

On that stormy night, Rhett stood hidden behind the door, watching Holcomb strike his mother with a golf club, over and over.

His door was locked from the outside, and no matter how much he cried and screamed, he couldn’t open it. His fingers trembled as he pressed them against his forehead, veins bulging on the back of his hand.

The shadows of childhood can indeed follow you for a lifetime.

“Rhett Upstairs, Kristin walked out barefoot, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

She called out for Rhett, not Mr. FitzGerald, just his first name – Rhett.

Rhett’s thoughts snapped back to the present, a sharp pang in his chest.

Looking up at Kristin standing at the top of the stairs, he rose to his feet and quickly ascended. “Bad dream?”

“I dreamed you died…” Kristin was still crying, crying hard.

For Kristin, the worst nightmare wasn’t Rhett leaving her, it was Rhett dying – He was killed by someone because of her.

Rhett let out a chuckle, pulling Kristin into his arms to comfort her. “Been watching too many thrillers?”

Tm scared, if we push the Haywoods too far…” Kristin fretted.

She knew Hertha wasn’t foolish, not like Adrienne and Fiona, those foolish women.

was patient and skilled at

no telling what

carried Kristin downstairs in his arms. “Instead of worrying about pushing those people too far, think about where

to kill when they attack, aiming for the right

go for the throat first, ensuring their prey can’t fight back.

no room for the enemy

rested her head on Rhett’s shoulder,

requires more than just tactics, it requires absolute strength and resources.

storm? The Haywoods haven’t

matter, unconnected to the Haywood name. Claimed she’s not close with them, that their families don’t mingle much, and she’ll take

If he insists on you marrying Hertha amidst such a storm, it

what Rhett had been seeking all along, the truth about his mother’s death, and the

was Kristin’s guess, Hertha’s final bargaining

not reveal,

looking down at Kristin.

was truly smart.

drifted apart,” Rhett murmured, kissing Kristin’s cheek. “Even if the Haywoods have something on us, they wouldn’t dare go public with it

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with the Haywoods, they knew. Theti would come after them

to attend the prese conference this

had been lying in Rhett’s arms for who

had guessed, Holcomb was still set

to go?” kristie asked timidly, gripping Rhett’s clothes tightly

to keep me here? Rhett

her lip. She truly didn’t want Rhett

it would

me…” Rhett’s voice

he had no intention of going, yet he

remembering how Fiona had coyly flirted

she keep him?

she gently tugged at Rhett’s tie, her voice barely a whisper. “Can you not go? Don’t leave me

even crafted an excuse for Rhett.

media storm; he wouldn’t want to drag the Fitzgerald Group into it, better to wait until the heat

get his fill of her. It was