Chapter 34 - Lucked out

William continued as Rosaline listened with rapt attention.

“While registering, I said Albert and I should be co-founders and equal partners. But his parents made it a 70-30 split as it was primarily my idea, and I had done all the preliminary work.”

“I still don’t think it’s fair, but they never budged. Aunty also added a rule that we can’t withdraw the funds from the company until we both reach legal age.”

“In the next 6-7 years that followed, we developed three different games and five software. We had also incorporated ads for two products we genuinely liked into the game, which turned out to be quite profitable.”

“Uncle Gray handled all the legal proceedings. He negotiated that we get a profit share rather than the 1-time sale of the copyright. That way, if our products become popular, we get more. Conversely, we don’t get much if they don’t work.”

“Because we still have the copyright, we still keep on making some money when some related merchandise becomes popular. Keeping the c