My Divorced Neighbor Told Me She Was Going to Steal My Husband, So I Humiliated Her at a Barbecue—Then She Found a Way to Shut Down My Bakery

Derek was mowing the lawn at noon when a neighbor mentioned that Vanessa had complained about the noise.

It was a lawful time for routine yard work, and nobody from the city contacted us.

Still, Derek finished quickly.

Two days later, someone left a note about our trash cans being visible from the street.

The note wasn’t signed.

We moved the cans.

I didn’t know whether Vanessa was responsible.

I suspected she was.