Ryan blinked several times, trying to make sense of his own thoughts. The reflection in the glass beside him — long hair, accentuated curves, that dress he would never have chosen — only made everything feel more surreal. “I… I don’t understand,” he said, taking a breath, his voice coming out higher than he remembered. “Where is my payment? And why am I in your wife’s body?” Herbert leaned back in the armchair with an almost irritating calm, crossing his legs as if he finally had all the time in the world. “Well,” he began, a satisfied smile forming on his face, “ this is your payment. You wanted enough money to prove that my wife was stabbing me in the back, siphoning funds, hiding investments… and you did. Now, as her , you’re entitled to half my fortune . That’s far more than the little sum you asked for. Quite the deal, if you think about it.” “That wasn’t our agreement,” Ryan protested, gripping the arms of the chair for balance, still not used to the unfamiliar weight and po...