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

Chapter 221

“Are you a fool? Rhett grumbled, pulling Kristin closer and flicking her forehead in a mock scolding gesture.

Kristin instinctively winced, expecting pain, but he had tempered his touch.

“Six years,” Rhett mused, a frown creasing his brow, “If Hertha really had evidence of us being together from six years ago, wouldn’t she have used it by now? I mean, if she was the one from six years ago, why would she wait until now to spill the beans?”

Kristin had considered this, but if it wasn’t Hertha, then who? And that thought seemed even more troubling.

Rhett wrapped his arms around Kristin, typing away on his phone, composing a tweet that read, “Holding hands forever, growing old together.”

No sooner had Rhett’s tweet hit the internet than it went viral, skyrocketing to the top trend.

Many people left comments under his post about their own heartbreaks.

Rhett, breaking his usual silence, replied personally to the top three comments.

Comment A: “Mr. FitzGerald, it’s not even press conference time yet and you’ve already made an official announcement? Is it really Hertha? If it’s someone from the Haywood family, I’ll cry.”

Rhett replied, “My wife’s last name isn’t Haywood.”

Comment B: “Rhett, please don’t get involved with the Haywoods, and they’re vicious.”

Rhett replied simply, “Okay.”

“People of wealth marry their equals. Even if Rhett never marries, he’d never take someone poor.”

Rhett replied, “In the modem world, a match of equals has nothing to do with family history or wealth. If I find her worthy, and she finds me valuable, and it’s as simple as that.”

Rhett’s foray into responding to comments set the internet ablaze all over again.

At the FitzGerald Group headquarters, Holcomb was prepping for the press conference when a pale–faced PR rep burst in.

“Mr. Holcomb, “The PR rep stuttered, “Mr. Rhett has gone public with his relationship on Twitter.”

Holcomb’s face darkened instantly. He grabbed his phone, shot up from his seat, and slammed his fist on the table, “Who dared him to

be this bold? Bastard!”

Holcomb, livid, banged the table repeatedly, barely able to control his rage.

To him, Rhett’s pre–conference love revelation was the ultimate provocation.

He must deal with Rhett.

suicide. She’s distraught.

his assistant, “Call Rhett and

crossed the line.

would not let it slide.

conference room.

sipped her coffee leisurely in her high heels, “Vincent, Rhett’s

gaze fixated on a photo on his

Kristin’s left hand, and clearly, the woman in Rhett’s

his time all these years.

Vincent remained silent.

our chance has come,” Nicola

cut off his overly ambitious

Rhett had

you even listening to me?” Nicola snapped, frustrated with Vincent’s lack of

what you said five years ago about Kristin squeezing five million

paused, “What’s gotten into you today? With everything going on, why bring this

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need to know if it was true,”

Holcomb is furious with Rhett,

to see Rhett out of

Group, without the family name, Rhett would

his fists and stood

would do everything to convince Holcomb to hand over the

outdone by Rhett.

of the FitzGerald Group,

the ashes? Starting from scratch? Vincent would never allow him

him understand what he had been through over the years, trampled upon, belittled, and deemed

worthless.

a scene with her suicide threat,” Nicola commented as

sympathy, she knows how to create it.”

the Haywoods‘ tarnished reputation, I’d actually consider pairing you with Hertha. A woman

about? Ruby wouldn’t like hearing this,” Vincent frowned, signaling Nicola to

batty as a bedbug. If it weren’t for her status as a true–blue Turner heiress, she’d be nothing. Frankly, I

“Watch it, bad luck might

he stormed out

the place was

whole media circus had shifted its gaze to Hertha after