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?"

When you guys started the business

"Of course!"

the same token, shouldn't losses be

losses were inevitable. It made no sense to return

in losses that couldn't be

heartbeat if it meant I could only gain without

Halley was speechless.

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

Not claiming damages for breach of contract, just returning the

bro is just too generous, that's all. He doesn't put

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

never thought his closest ally would

it's human nature to aim higher. So, I don't blame him.

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

a nutshell, we use smart devices and the latest Al

improve

daily