Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 565

Halley had been to college, for heaven's sake. Basic common sense, especially regarding something as crucial as contracts, should have been second nature to him. "I've been swamped lately, you see, with this new project. There wasn't a contract template to follow, so... I forgot to include the breach clause when drafting it." And when he got ghosted by the other party, he didn't even see it coming.

His first thought was about their lack of integrity and respect for someone else's hard work. Talk about being...

Naive.

Or rather, too honest.

Roseanne, on the other hand, immediately wondered about the compensation.

But...

"Do you have to draft the contracts yourself?"

Halley's face twisted in embarrassment. "Normally, no... My partner used to handle all that. I was more on-site. But then, two weeks ago, he wanted out..."

Halley, bless his heart, couldn't convince him to stay. He had to bite the bullet and pull most of the already tight funds from the company's cash flow to pay him back his initial investment. Roseanne raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you consider calculating the losses?"

"...Losses?"

started the business together, you split the

"Of course!"

the same token, shouldn't

was clearly not doing well, and losses were inevitable. It made no sense to return the principal investment as

result in losses that couldn't

a heartbeat if it

Halley was speechless.

you know the math. You just didn't want to ruin the friendship over money, right?" Halley's eyes misted

a fool? Not claiming damages for breach of contract, just returning the investment

bro is just too generous,

roommate. We got along so well during undergrad, almost like brothers.

thought his closest ally would walk

human nature to aim higher. So, I don't blame him. Just myself, for not

"Hey, you mentioned your company does smart home solutions. Can you tell me more?" Halley thought

smart devices

improve

make daily life