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The Name On The Policy

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For a long moment, no one speaks.

The boardroom is nearly empty now. The chaos from earlier has faded, leaving only the quiet hum of the city outside the windows and the weight of what sits on Adrian’s tablet.

My eyes remain fixed on the line that refuses to make sense.

Beneficiary: Marcus Dela Torre.

Five hundred million dollars.

My heartbeat pounds in my ears.

“That can’t be right,” I whisper.

Marcus exhales slowly beside me. “Well,” he mutters, rubbing the back of his neck, “this is
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