My New Life as a Rancher with a Hot Billionaire Husband Chapter 10

My New Life as a Rancher with a Hot Billionaire Husband Chapter 10

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A freshly unearthed, still-damp organic truffle flew through the air and smacked straight into Killian’s hand

He hissed in pain and jerked back instinctively.

“Who the hell thinks they can get handsy on my property?”

The voice came from the barn out back, lazy in tone but edged with something cold enough to freeze the air

A man stepped out slowly.

Caleb wore a faded Carhartt camo hunting jacket, mud-caked boots, and carried a woven basket filled with

freshly dug sweet potatoes. He looked like he had just walked out of the dirt, completely at ease.

The air went still.

The moment Killian saw him, his pupils shrank sharply.

“Caleb Harrington? What the hell are you doing here?”

Caleb Harrington was not just anyone. He was one of the top tycoons in the Novus Federation and Killian’s

longtime rival. Their companies had been locked in a brutal battle for market dominance for years.

Caleb casually dropped the basket, brushed the dirt off his hands, then walked over and draped an arm

around my shoulders like it belonged there.

“I’m here recovering,” he said lazily, a mocking smile tugging at his lips. “What about you, Mr. Blackwood?

Thinking of trying your hand at digging potatoes? Too bad. Miss Rhodes’ farm is fully booked for the next

three months. By me.”

Killian’s gaze snapped to Caleb’s hand on my shoulder. His eyes practically burned.

He looked between the two of us, something clicking into place.

His expression hardened.

“Brittany,” he said through clenched teeth, “impressive. No wonder you’ve been acting so bold. Turns out you climbed your way onto the Harrington ladder.”

I opened my mouth to respond, but Caleb beat me to it.

“Watch your mouth, Killian. Brittany is my partner now. Keep your barking to yourself.”

“Your partner?” Killian let out a cold laugh. “Caleb, you clearly don’t know. This woman is nothing but a cheap emotional stand-in. She’d do anything for money.”

“Oh?” Caleb raised a brow, not the least bit offended. Instead, he turned to me with a teasing smile. “Is that true, Brittany? You’d do anything for money?”

His gaze made my skin crawl

I swallowed and forced myself to nod

“Yeah I’m in it for the money. I already spent everything Mr. Blackwood paid me From now on, I only care

about Mr. Harrington’s money.”

I deliberately put on the most shameless, money-hungry expression I could manage, hoping to disgust Killian

enough to leave.

Instead, his face darkened even further.

“Caleb, if you like collecting trash, be my guest.”

With that, he turned and started to leave.

Vivienne, who had been quietly standing off to the side like a decorative prop, suddenly grabbed his sleeve

“Killian, wait.”

She did not even look at him.

Her eyes were locked on something in the corner of my yard.

My compost bin.

“Miss Rhodes, Vivienne said, her voice trembling with excitement, “what’s the formula for your compost? Why does the fermentation smell so… pure? The microbial profile is incredible. Did you use some kind of advanced molecular agriculture technique?”

Silence fell over the entire farm.

Killian froze.

Caleb blinked.

I just stared at her.

Seriously?

That was what she cared about?

When I did not respond, Vivienne hurried over, rummaged through her Hermès bag, and pulled out a portable

testing device.

Then she crouched down and began analyzing the fermenting cow manure like it was a priceless artifact

“Oh my God, she whispered, eyes shining. “The microbial activity is off the charts Miss Rhodes, may I take a sample back for lab analysis?”

I swallowed hard.

“Uh… sure. Go ahead.”

Killian looked like he had just lost every ounce of dignity he had left. He grabbed Vivienne by the arm.

“Vivienne! Stop touching that filthy stuff. We’re leaving!”

She struggled fiercely against him.

“Let me go! This is extremely valuable agricultural research material! What would you know? You only care

about stocks!”

In the middle of complete chaos, Killian practically dragged his beautiful first love into the car and fled the

scene.