That’s it,” he said, although he itched to remind her that she was not in charge, at least not entirely, but he wasn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth. My only reason for being here is to set up drilling operations. “I have no interest in running your ranch. “I can cooperate as long as you understand that I’m in charge,” she finally bit out, and he knew it must have pained her to say even that. He half expected to go up in flames at any moment from the look in her eyes, which was damn near incendiary. If looks could kill, he would have been dead as soon as he stepped out of his car, but the glare she shot him now was a thousand times worse. If you can’t find a way to cooperate with me then I will have no choice but to let you go.” “I don’t care if you can find oil in your sleep. If this woman thought he was a spoilt and pampered rich playboy then she was in for a surprise. Even Jacob spent a fair amount of time doing ranch work, despite the fact that he was the main one who ran the business end. All of his brothers spent their days working out on the ranch. She probably thought because he wore a suit and drove a fancy car that he would prove himself to be a walking moron if left out in the wide open space of the Texas plains. The smug look on her face annoyed the hell out of him, but it was the way she called him a city-boy that really pissed him off. You can fire me, city-boy but then be prepared to comb over more than a hundred acres looking for what I could find with my eyes closed.”
She hasn’t spent more than a night here since she was eighteen. “I won’t have to lift a finger to sabotage you because as soon as you send me away you’ll be hard pressed to locate even a single drop of oil. Most people caved under the weight of his fury. She snorted, seemingly unmoved by his threat, which was surprising. “I don’t tend to do well with threats or blackmail so if you have plans to sabotage this operation you won’t have to worry about getting fired because I’ll have your ass thrown in jail.” Still holding his bags, he closed the distance between them so that she was forced to crane her head back in order to meet his ferocious gaze. He was a man slow to anger so the very fact he felt heat crawling along the back of his neck was not a good sign for either of them. Something about the way she said those words had him seeing red. “You won’t find oil without me,” she said stiffly, her eyes as hard and cold as granite. I came here to get the pipeline up and running in order to funnel out oil, but if you’re determined to make things difficult for me then I will have no choice but to fire you.” “Let’s get this one thing straight-by law I can, but I don’t want to and that’s certainly not why I came here. “You cannot kick me out of my home and off my land.” This was business and if she couldn’t do her job then she couldn’t stay. He empathised with her, but didn’t cave under the weight of her fury. Unlike her sister, he could tell this place meant something to her and for some inexplicable reason he knew that tearing her from her land would be like tearing out her soul. Her caramel hued cheeks glowed red with fury, and despite the rage pouring off of her in waves, he still found himself feeling a twinge of guilt as he glimpsed the pain in her eyes. “This is my home,” she gritted out angrily.
The Downing brothers were now the new owners of Cottonmouth, and she would either have to accept that and learn to work with him or she could find herself a new job. But from what he knew of her, and what he’d just witnessed, she was not used to people challenging her nor was she used to taking orders, and he couldn’t stand for that. He needed this woman because she knew the land better than anyone else. And truth be told, he hadn’t really wanted to throw down the gauntlet in such a high handed manner. He was sure she hadn’t been expecting that. He almost pitied BJ Parker, who stood there with her mouth agape and her eyes wide. “You don’t get to make the decisions around here anymore, BJ, because as of right now, y ou’re fired.” But, just in case she wasn’t too sure, his next words made it absolutely clear that he would not be pushed around by her. From the wary expression on her face, she must have quickly realised he was not to be trifled with. His eyes hardened, and he levelled her with a steely glare, causing her to take a tiny step back. And as the foreman, I decide who comes and goes on this property.” She said I could stay here for as long as I liked, so that’s what I’m doing.”Īngry red flames flared to life in her topaz gaze, and he knew instantly that those were the last words she wanted to hear. This is my home and you weren’t invited.”
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