A Hundred Million Mistake Novels & Stories

Amusing. "Oversight?! Any mistake that adds an additional $10 million is not an oversight. What were you, drunk? I will give you one more chance. If you try this again, I will make sure none of you are hired by any other firm in this state, after I fire you." I said firmly, a chill tone in my voice. I meant every word.

“She felt very angry because she had been accused and punished for a mistake she never committed. She threatened to sue Daddy Casey, but in the end, she forgave your family after being given a hundred thousand dollars.” “W-what? One hundred thousand dollars? Why does Daddy only give a little money like that? One hundred thousand dollars was not enough to make up for Axel's mistake with the maid. Daddy should have given her at least a million dollars.” “A hundred thousand dollars is a lot, honey. You might say that it's a little. Oh, I forgot. You come from a very rich family. So it's not strange if you say that much money is small.” “I didn't mean that, honey. I mean the money wasn't worth i

he says, as we drag the chairs into place. “ Oh you missed it, last year when we lost a multi-million dollar contract because of a mistake in the contract, I swear he was about to lose his mind”. “ Dante doesn't seem like the kind of man who just lets things slide” Milles guesses, and it's a very accurate guess.

"No Sir, no. Believe you me" "So how do we attain for this huge loss? Can a year of your salary even get this money back to us?" He growled. "Sir I'm sorry, it was a mistake…" "Really? If not for the amount in words I wouldn't have known. Your amount in words says nineteen million dollars, but what? You added a zero making it a hundred and ninety million dollars, my God!" He exclaimed. Micah put her palms together, shaking like leaves would do under the wind.

It still had a faded sticker of a smiling eggplant on the cover because I was that kind of person. I opened it with zero expectations. Probably an error. Maybe the decimal point danced around. Maybe my measly $1,800 got turned into $1,801. And then— I saw the numbers. $10,000,1800 Ten million, one thousand and eight hundred freaking dollars. I froze. The passbook slipped slightly from my fingers. My jaw? On the floor. My soul? Momentarily left my body. “W-what the hell—” I whispered, blinking furiously. Ten. Million. Dollars.

Does this mean we’re not divorcing, after all? “Here, it says one million. There’s a missing zero—it should read ten million.” She says, reaching for the document and going through it “I’m sorry, ma’am. The document needs to be taken back for revision. The divorce agreement will be signed on another day. This is all my fault” Her words knock the breath out of me. Ten million? We really are divorcing, after all.

, I was already getting stressed out from calling him three times effortlessly. "I am so sorry ma'am, I was just balancing the expenses for the upcoming fundraiser.." "That you couldn't pick up when I called three times already?", I chipped in angrily. "I am very sorry ma'am", he spoke calmly at the other end. "Whatever, just know that that is going out of your paycheck this weekend", I flared uncontrollably. "No problem ma'am", he calmly accepted. "I need you to send a sum of $1billion dollars to the account I just sent to you. Do that immediately I end this call", I spoke abruptly.

200 million dollars, gone in an instant, just like that! "How did such a ridiculous, basic mistake happen? Is the company's risk control system simply for show?" "Mr. Carlton, please calm down first…" Hendrick tried to placate the irate man. "Calm down? That's a whopping 200 million dollars, not two!" Another shareholder smacked the table and leaped to his feet. "If you don't tell us who was responsible for this mistake today, we definitely won't let this matter go!" The atmosphere in the conference room was tense as everyone's gaze was focused on Hendrick.

Yet she clutched it like it was the most precious thing in the world. "Josiah, look, this is the watch you loved so much back then. I've kept it all this time. I know I was wrong. I know it with every fiber of my being. Please, won't you give me one more chance? I'll spend the rest of my life making up for the mistakes I made in the past." Her voice cracked with sobs, her eyes brimming with desperate pleading. I looked at the familiar watch, but I felt nothing. That painful chapter of my life had long since been washed away, buried beneath years of quiet, steady happiness.

Discrepancies flagged. Mismatch information corrected. Then I keep reading. I am working on quarter two. Once I am done with quarter four, I will move on to the previous year. My eyes widen as I scroll. “What the fuck…?” She just found over fifteen million dollars that was misaccounted for. Fifteen. Million. I lean back in my chair, stunned. Who in the hell did I hire before her? We’re already pushing a billion in valuation, but according to Clover’s numbers, we might be over it. Way over.