Fuel.
Maintenance.
Insurance.
Cash flow.
He looked surprised.
“You actually understand this stuff?”
I laughed.
“It’s my job.”
He smiled.
And that was how it began.
For months, we talked about business.
Then friendship.
Then love.
Julian told me about his dream of starting a company.
I helped him develop the financial projections.
We spent weekends reviewing market data.
I introduced him to suppliers.
Helped him negotiate his first major contracts.
And eventually, we decided to establish a freight business together.
But there was a problem.
Julian had ideas.
I had the financial resources.
My father had left me a substantial inheritance after his death.
Not billions.
But enough to fund the company’s early operations.
I also had savings from my own work.
And access to business relationships I’d spent years building.
Julian wanted to move quickly.
I wanted to structure everything properly.
So we hired attorneys.
Established the company.
