Obligations And Contracts Novels & Stories

"So I'm desperate enough to be trusted? " "Precisely." At least he didn't pretend otherwise. Aria looked down at the contract, pages and pages of legalese that came to nothing but a swap of freedom for the life of her father. "What exactly does this mean? " "I mean you'd stay in my house. Go with me to things I need to do. Go out into the world and show off your devout wife. " He leaned forward slightly. "This shall not include sex services, frankly. "

Taylor joked. When Charlie laughed, he insisted, “Seriously, Babe. I’m that good at math. I find X before it even goes missing.” “Okay, Mr. Dean’s Lister, if you insist,” Charlie said while sitting beside him. She handed him the book. “Start reading.” Taylor grabbed Charlie’s book and read, “The Legal Implications of Breach of Contract in Commercial Transactions. In commercial transactions, a breach of contract occurs when one party fails to fulfill its obligations as stipulated in a legally binding agreement, leading to potential legal consequences…”

Why did that feel… significant? "This isn’t dating. It’s business. Remember the contract?" "Ah yes, the sacred Fake Relationship Contract. Page 7, subsection B: “Thou shalt not catch feelings.”" Her throat went dry. He’d turned it into a joke, but the words hit harder than she wanted them to.

That's what the contract is for. The contract.

“Please read the binding obligations for both parties and let me know if you want to add something so I could edit it later and send you the new one beforehand.” Rose’s seriousness and professionalism stunned Jane a bit. Jane could even see a bit of passion in Rose’s eyes and she admired it greatly. She read the key terms of the agreement, delivery of services, price, payments, warranty terms, and general terms. She’s currently in awe. “And if I didn’t meet even just one of the services?” “We’ll breach the contract and you’ll pay for the compensation for any damage sustained by non-fulfillment of the obligation you agreed upon signing.”

In essence, it was the same. Although Matthew always emphasized that our relationship was cooperative, reading the marriage contract we signed, anyone could clearly see the difference in all aspects of the two sides. In the contract, Matthew had only one obligation to pay me and I had an obligation to obey him. It was no different from a normal employment contract. I seemed to have forgotten how bad it felt to be short of money. If right now, because I wanted to do my own thing, I made a big mistake and caused great loss to Matthew. I had to compensate Matthew, then what should I do?

“I… I —” “Shut up and memorize every detail ” he interrupted, taking the contract from her hands with an effortless motion. His fingers brushed hers, sending a shiver she despised, one that betrayed how alive her fear—and something darker—made her feel. “Look at it. Read it. Every word.” Her eyes scanned the clauses again: Obedience. Exclusivity. Marital obligation. Financial entanglement. Public compliance. Full disclosure. Her pulse hammered against her ribs. “Marital obligation? That… that’s—how can that even…?”

Lucas speaks up again, leaning closer. His muscles ripple through his tight suit. He’s downright threatening me. I grit my teeth, refusing to be baited. "Obligations?" I repeat, my voice dangerously calm. I take a deep breath. "Is that what we’re calling it now?" Magnus, the only sane one among the group, places a set of documents on the table and pushes them in my direction. "Review the marriage contract, Nico. I’m sure you’ll find where you’re lacking. And be careful."

"It would resolve the heir clause problem regardless of what any contract says." He rolls his eyes and pushes off the desk, moving toward the alcohol cabinet along the far wall. I open the contract on the desk in front of me and begin actually reading it, which he apparently did not do before signing, because he skimmed it with the attention span of someone who finds thoroughness beneath them. The business terms come first. Mutual obligations between organisations. Clauses for managing disagreements. And then the gaping absence where the heir clause used to be, crossed out with the enthusiastic aggression of a child having a tantrum with a pen.