Inheritance by Besotv-tg on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

To quell my growing anxiety I decided to drink yet another glass of wine. It probably wasn’t the smartest idea to get a bit tipsy while keeping up the ruse, but I really needed something to get the edge off. I can’t have anyone realizing me for the fraud I am. The humiliation of being caught pretending to be a woman aside, what I’ve done wasn’t strictly legal, so I really cannot afford being caught. I need everyone here to be completely convinced I am Jane, the estranged great niece of the deceased millionaire Ms. Richards. Ms Richards wasn’t in her right mind towards the end of her life and she mistakenly left a good part of her fortune to her non-existent niece Jane. Who she thought lived at my address, so I got a letter to show up to the reading of her will. At first I wanted to correct the mistake, but when I looked deeper into the situation I changed my mind. Having no other surviving relatives, if I didn’t claim the money it would go to the state. So it wasn't like I was stealing from her actual family or anything. So I decided to dress up and claim the money. Having only a few days before the funeral and reading of the will I worked my ass off to get myself ready. From the clothes to the wig and breast forms I spend a lot of money to complete the ruse. But it was all worth it, I received the money with relatively little complications. But that’s where my problems began, word got out that I had inherited a lot of money. And a lot of opportunists wanted a piece of this pie. I got invited to high society events, where multiple men thought they’d try to seduce me to get my money. I tried just not going, but that caused people to just turn up on my doorstep. I realized I was someone of some importance now, and I wouldn’t be left alone. So reluctantly I kept showing up to events, hoping that I could redirect all the attention to a few nights a month. This luckily worked and I can be myself most days. But I fear I’m stuck playing Jane for a long time to come.