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

Chapter 27

“Crash” There was a sound of something smashed in the bedroom

Vincent, worried about Ruby’s well–being, rushed in

Kristin stood in the comer of the room, surrounded by shattered dishes.

“How dare she? She’s out to get me. It was scalding hot! Ruby said in anger, with tears welling up in her eyes. “Vinny, she wants to kill me.”

Kristin looked down numbly, hiding her hands behind her back.

Her hands were burnt by the hot soup that had spilled all over them, stinging with pain

“Kristin, don’t expect me to play nice if you dare pull more stunts Vincent always took Ruby’s side shooting Kristin a look of disgust as he comforted Ruby.

Kristin was numb to it all, indifferent to their affectionate display before her because love was no longer in the equation.

She remembered how this man had personally sent her to jail five years ago, and her heart tore apart in agony. But she had already grown accustomed to it.

She even thought that Vincent and Ruby deserved each other. They were a match made in

heaven

Crouching on the floor, Kristin began to clean up the broken remnants.

“Vinny, she doesn’t want to take care of me. I can’t stand her attitude,” Ruby whined pitifully.

Vincent was quick to soothe her. “Ruby, I’ll make her do it willingly. She owes you and has to

pay.”

to Kristin, he issued a warning, “Cross Ruby again, and see if any

debris, a piece of it slicing her fingertip,

knew how to hit where it

almost as low as the dust. “What do

what would make Ruby

switched places, I’d be Ms. Turner, enjoying a higher education, plano, and dance. I should’ve been the high and mighty socialite of Silvergrove City, and you would be trampled in the mud,” Ruby said, her eyes seething with

her wasn’t enough.

through the mud, ruin everything about Kristin, cripple her, tarnish her reputation, and make

that wouldn’t quell her

should Kristin have stolen everything that belonged to

her?” Ruby posed the question intentionally, and it was meant

wanted to boast, to tell Kristin that everything she once

her brother, belonged to her, and so did

protected Kristin were willing to harm her for

said, his eyes downcast as he kissed Ruby’s fingers, doting on her. “But you have to be good, eat well, and get better,

down Kristin’s spine. “Seeing her struggle like this, I feel a bit

remained silent,

her to get a husband, right? Who would dare to

a woman who had a child with some random guy? God knows how many men she’s been

even average folks wouldn’t marry

she had

family’s butler, nearly forty, was still single. The butler’s worried about his son’s marriage, isn’t he? Despite her bad reputation and having a child, Kristin marrying the butler’s son would be quite fitting, right?” Ruby’s words were like knives, stabbing at Kristin’s nerves

Kristin’s gaze