Double Indemnity Novels & Stories

"Tell me." "Eight months before your accident, a policy was taken out in your name. Two million dollars, Evelyn. Adrian listed as sole primary beneficiary." His jaw tightened. "You and he held a standard policy already, from early in your marriage, a modest sum, the kind of thing responsible couples arrange and mostly forget about. This was separate. New. Filed quietly through a different insurer, using a broker Adrian had no prior relationship with as far as I can find." I opened the folder myself this time, my hands steadier than I expected, and stared down at the application, my own name typed in careful black print beside a dollar figure large enough to feel almost obscene sitting next t

She looked down at Bima’s bleeding leg. "This is bad, Bima. We need to find a safe place immediately." Bima nodded, his face deathly pale. The pain was truly unbearable. He gripped his Indomie tightly; the wrapper was now slightly torn. [Warning! Your Indomie has sustained 'Moderate Damage'! Risk of 'Flavor Debuff' has increased (10%)!] [Warning! The wound on your left leg is worsening! Risk of 'Infection' has increased (50%)!]

"No offense, but that's not a final year student running a property firm." The atrium had gone quiet in the way of people not wanting to move and miss something. Adam felt it then before the text appeared at the edge of his vision. — [Arrogance Detected] [ Target Detected] Arrogance Sensitivity: High Potential Reward Multiplier: ×19 Reward: $21,000 Penalty: -$600,000 , -50% experience — Adam looked at Carter with the patience of someone who had sat across from a more tense situation and found the current event considerably less interesting.

“Caleb. You have knowingly violated several laws of our coven. You have abandoned your post. You have disgraced your mission. You have sparked a war. And you have risked us all for a human. Not even a human, but a half-breed. Worse, you have brought her here, right into our midst, endangering us all. “We sentence you to 50 years confinement. You will not leave these grounds. And you will cast this half-breed out of our walls at once. “Now, leave us.”

Seeing so much money attached to it, people became greedy and more alert for Beta Kyle's location. They had forgotten that he was once their Beta, who wouldn't forget with such an amount of money involved. “This is a lot of money,” someone said, among a group of people. “My daughter needs money for her marriage, this would surely cover all the expenses and surplus would remain” The other men around agreed with him. “That money is mine, so many tragedies have occurred in the pack that I have to get some purification and fortification for my life” another one uttered but in a low voice.

Yarden paused to take a deep breath to steady himself. Then, he continued, "Don't worry, Ms. Stone, I will compensate you double the damages I have inflicted upon your company, as well as your poor employee. I will foot all the medical bills necessary and pay for the damages." Celena had been in shock from the moment Yarden stepped into the room. She gaped at Yarden, taking in the bandages wrapped around multiple parts of his body, and then turned to Liam.

I added with a touch of mischief. "My proposal might fall short in terms of price," my enemy admitted, "but it has another benefit you may find appealing. Your mother's back condition is likely to deteriorate. James, I understand you have similar spinal issues. Through our connections with the Lewis medical network, we can provide both of you with comprehensive medical insurance—for life."

I listen intently, nodding occasionally. It's twenty minutes before the legal advisor mentions an indemnity clause. The chairman says, "Section seven of the advertising contract. Comments?" Percival's quiet reminder that we ought to do a punctuation check. I flip to page seven. I read. My eyes widen in shock. The clause reads: "The company shall be liable for all damages resulting from the content of advertisements." No comma. Without a comma, there is unlimited liability. A comma after "liable" would make liability limited to actual damages.

"I'm sorry for not been there with you all this while. I'm sorry for letting you go. I'm sorry for not holding your hands tighter that time, but I do promise you now, that I will never let you go again. I will hold you tighter that you will never slip away again. I love you so much and you know that right?" Kade nodded. "You fulfilled your promise." "Thank you for coming back to me." "Thank you never not giving up on me." he replied and she hugged him again. Cain came closer to them, clearing his throat lowly. "I know it's a reunion, but can you both stop hugging." he mumbled. "It makes me feel so I comfortable." "What is it to you?" Kade retorted. "She's my sister." "She is my mate."

"No, that can't be! Mr. Campbell, we signed the contract! How can it just be terminated?" Lincoln let out a cold laugh. "Really? The supplementary clause in our contract clearly stated that a three-million-dollar deposit must be transferred within three days. Otherwise, the contract is automatically voided. Don't tell me you didn't know that."