The clean draft arrived on Thursday morning.
Calder had removed the claim that I had consented. They had also narrowed the indemnity and agreed to keep the staff for four months. The buyer would pay off the business loan at closing and give Owen and me a cash distribution. The sale would end our responsibility for the café's debt.
It was a strong offer.
I read it once. Then I read it again with Evan on the phone.
"The terms are considerably better," he said. "There are still details to negotiate, but they're within reason."
"Would you advise me to take it?"
"I can't advise you on whether you want to keep the business. On the legal terms, this is much safer than the first draft."
The offer would provide stability. It would also remove the business from our control, the staff from our
