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

Chapter 15

On the way to the hospital, Kristin gripped Rhett’s shirt for dear life, desperately clinging to a thread of security.

When she bolted from the private room, Kristin latched onto him like a drowning person grabbing a lifeline.

Rhett frowned at the sight of Kristin, whose petite face was as white as a sheet.

Years ago, when he saw her at the FitzGerald Mansion, she was like a rosebud about to bloom.

“Mr. FitzGerald… How about, um, how about I take over here, and you dash home to get changed?” At the hospital, the assistant nervously offered to take Kristin.

Rhett gave the assistant a frosty glance, brushed past him, and carried Kristin toward the

emergency room.

The assistant sucked in a breath of cold air, thinking Mr. FitzGerald was really off his rocker.

“Don’t, don’t touch me…” Kristin struggled in her semi–conscious state, her complexion getting

worse.

Anyone could tell she’d been through a nightmare.

“No, don’t touch me! Leave me alone, all of you…”

The nurses tried to examine Kristin, but her struggles in her dazed condition were too fierce.

“Dr. Lawrence, the patient is uncooperative.”

Connor was on duty with a stethoscope around his neck in the ER. He walked into the exam room and was shocked to see the brooding man standing there. “Rhett?”

frowned, sparing Connor a glance.

Connor, the youngest son of the Lawrence family.

in Silvergrove City, followed by the Turner, Lawrence. Haywood, and Gladstone families. The Turner family once got their darling.daughter Kristin engaged to Vincent, the youngest son of the Fitzgerald

life surfaced. Then she had a bastard child, which dragged the Fitzgerald

remembered him because he was different from

Lawrence heir, he showed no interest in the family business but chose to

family into a

Chapter 15

on her forehead needs stitches, a tetanus shot, severe malnutrition, and she’s on the brink of starvation. How bizarre,” Connor scoffed

family but

Vincent would be the type

gaze darkened with confusion.

brought her home just to starve her?

IV,” Connor told another doctor, then turned to Rhett. “Maybe I’m overstepping, but as a doctor, Mr. Fitzgerald, I’d like to remind you that five years in prison should be

the so–called reputation of high society. They

had no respect for

seething and said nothing.

once your brother’s fiancée,” Connor added, seeing the marks on Kristin’s neck and

and wanted to cling to him, but Connor

indifferent to women, so how did Kristin get all these injuries?

even knowing Connor had the wrong

the cops?” Outside in the ward, a police officer walked in. “Sorry to disturb you, but we must clear up

icy. “She beat herself into critical condition?”

aura. “Sorry, Mr. Fitzgerald. We need evidence and the

assistant bring the hotel corridor’s CCTV footage over,” Rhett said, checking the time. Since the cops were there, he saw no need

Had