Until one evening, I overheard an inappropriate conversation. They were laughing in my living room, casually discussing my ‘final arrangements.’ They had already selected my cemetery spot and headstone.
Worse, they were openly haggling who should receive which piece of my estate. My jewelry, home, and savings. Like vultures circling.
What they didn’t realize was that I had remained close to my late husband’s brother all these years. Peter, often known as Uncle Peter, is a leading heart surgeon in the country. When I explained what was going on, he scheduled my operation. Pro Bono.
I chose not to notify my stepchildren. I let them continue playing their little game of seeming to care and throwing clues about’making peace,’ while secretly scheming to divide my estate. Then came my ‘d3ath.’
With Peter’s assistance, I staged it. The paperwork was issued by the hospital. My will was’read’—though, conveniently, I had made arrangements for a second version to remain undisclosed for the time being. The funeral was scheduled.
They arrived dressed in black, crocodile tears on full display, perhaps already deciding what to sell first. This is when the doors opened.
And there I was, very much alive, carried into the funeral home in a wheelchair, my heart racing faster than ever. The expressions on their faces? Priceless.
I delivered a short speech. Nothing exciting, just the facts. I reminded them that while their biological mother went, I remained. I gave up everything to provide children a good life. In return, they saw me as a bank account that needed to be closed.
Then I took out my revised will—the actual one. I had given everything, every penny, to a children’s shelter in the city.
“These children,” I explained, “know what it’s like to grow up without affection or family. They will not take this for granted.
“Stepmom Fakes Death to Expose Greedy Children”—front page. My stepchildren are suddenly internet famous, but for all the wrong reasons.
As for me? I am alive, well, and finally free. And I hope I taught them the most essential lesson of their lives: to adore those who love you and are willing to give up all for your pleasure.
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