All Chapters of I Gave My Neighbor A Ten Thousand Dollar Gift: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

When Rosalind got the notification that her money had been successfully refunded, I said, “I’ve returned the money to you.“I’m not making the cake, and I’m not accepting this order. You’ll have to find someone else.”Her face flushed red from anger as she hurled a string of insults before slamming the door and storming out.I thought that would be the end of it.After all, it was clear that she was the one being unreasonable here.But I underestimated just how crazy a rejected woman could get.In less than half an hour, the neighborhood group chat blew up.Rosalind sent over a dozen voice messages and sobbed dramatically.She claimed I hiked prices on the spot, was completely heartless, and used expired, low-quality cream to cheat the long-time neighbors.Victimizing herself was not enough for her. She switched gears and started making snide insinuations.[I saw it with my own eyes. She calls every male customer “honey” or “sweetie,” batting her eyelashes and laughing all

Kendrick said, “Fine! I’ll leave. Let me see how long you can keep being this stubborn.”With that, he turned and left.The next morning, Kendrick’s mother, Trisha Grundy, called my mother.“I don’t mean to sound harsh, but your daughter’s photos are all over the internet. Our family can’t take that kind of humiliation. We’re calling off the engagement.”My mother tried to explain that the photos were fake and digitally fabricated, but Trisha just hung up ruthlessly.Because of this uproar, I lost my fiance, my business, and my life fell apart.But Rosalind did not let up.She made eight complaint calls a day and even rallied other residents to join in.The health department showed up, then the fire marshal. Even the city inspectors arrived one day to inspect my shop.They tore the shop apart searching for violations, but all my permits were in order, and they found nothing wrong.As the inspectors were leaving, one of them pulled me aside and said, “Miss, your place has no v

I could hear Rosalind’s shrill voice.“Everyone, enjoy the food and drink. Hang tight! I’ve got a huge surprise for all of you later!”I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.The moment the door opened, Rosalind yelled, “What took you so long?!“What time did I tell you to be here? Why did you take your own sweet time to get here? You think I’m a pushover or something?”She turned to the room full of guests, raised her voice a notch, and played the victim as she said, “Everyone, take a good look! I’ve been supporting her business all along. “If I hadn’t vouched for her in the group chat, her little studio would’ve gone under ages ago. Now, she dares to show up late with the cake! Who does she think she is?”Margaret sat right in the middle of the couch, legs crossed, and chimed in, “Exactly! Let me tell you something. “There are important people at this birthday party. Don’t you dare think you can go fishing for clients here. We all know what kind of business you’re rea

I stood there and tilted my head slightly, with a puzzled expression on my face.“Rosalind, didn’t you just tell everyone here that you set aside ten thousand dollars as a birthday gift for your husband?“Everyone here heard that, right? Rosalind said it herself, and her husband personally pocketed the cash.”Rosalind was speechless. “You!”I waved my hand dismissively.“I actually thought it was odd at the time. Rosalind usually haggles for twenty percent off even on a hundred-and-twenty-eight-dollar cake. Why, then, did she suddenly insist on ordering a ten-thousand-dollar money-pull cake?”I paused and turned to look at the police.“Then, it hit me! Ten thousand dollars in cash gets pulled out of that cake and handed around in front of a room full of people. “Just like that, questionable money looks like a legitimate birthday gift. Who’s going to question that?“Isn’t that exactly what money laundering is?”The room fell completely silent.Rosalind began to tremble uncon