Teaching My Overbearing Neighbor a Good Lesson

Robert sent a few more voice messages.

"I'll let you in on a little secret. Brianna used to work in the night club. It was hard for her to get pregnant, probably because of her job. I heard she's been trying for years.

"Now that she's finally pregnant, she's treating this baby like it's the second coming, so Nicole's laying down all these crazy rules."

I couldn't help but laugh. It seemed like this baby might not even be her son's after all.

Robert kept warning me. "Whatever you do, don't get into it with her. Just treat it like being bitten by a mad dog. Endure it! When a dog bites you, you can't bite back, right?"

I sent him a "got it" meme.

If a mad dog bit me, not only would I punish it, but I'd make sure it couldn't bite anyone else again!

Sorry, but I was the kind of person who always paid back a grudge.

In the group chat, Nicole noticed I hadn't replied and thought I was scared, so her tone got even more arrogant.

"@401 Bella Martin, stop feeding the strays. You have three days to get rid of your cat!

"I order you to pay one thousand dollars right now as a deposit! If I catch you feeding strays again, I'll keep the money!

"@401 Bella Martin, why are you not replying? Don't want to part with those filthy cats? I'm doing this for your own good and for everyone's good! With all the viruses going around, strays are even more likely to carry them. What if someone gets infected? The consequences would be terrible!

"And if one of those strays attacks someone, you'll be fully responsible! One thousand dollars won't be enough to solve that!"

This old hag really had the nerve to call my cute little Stinko a filthy cat.

Nicole kept going, full of herself. "Look, we're neighbors, so I won't make things too hard for you. 800 dollars! 800 dollars to guarantee the safety of everyone here. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

I couldn't hold back any longer and just rolled my eyes before typing, "Why are you so scared of stray animals? Is Brianna carrying a bastard like those strays?"

The group chat went completely silent for a few seconds. Then, Nicole completely lost it. She sent a barrage of voice messages.

"Watch your mouth, you tart! Who do you think you are? You've got no skills and only know how to spread rumors! I bet you're the one getting passed around by a thousand men, you harlot! I tried to be reasonable with you, and this is how you respond?

"You better not push it. I've got all the strength and methods to make you pay! I'm telling you. You're paying me that 800 dollars whether you like it or not!

"If you don't show up at my door with the money by 8:00 pm tonight, those strays won't live until tomorrow!"

I just replied, "Wow, you're really something, aren't you? I'm so scared."

That one line had Nicole completely stunned.

Immediately, everyone in the group started spamming thumbs-up emojis. They were clearly fed up with Nicole's behavior for a while.

Brianna Avila couldn't sit back any longer. She grabbed Nicole's phone and sent a voice message.

"Unit 401, not to be rude, but with how high the housing prices are around here, how can you even afford to live here? Are you some rich man's mistress or something?

"You can't have a child of your own, so you're just jealous of my baby! Our neighborhood doesn't welcome people like you. You'd better leave on your own!"

"Oh wow, such big words coming from someone who talks through their ass!" I replied sarcastically.