My Wealthy Neighbor Made a 90-Year-Old Woman Pay for His Lawn Care for Months – I Felt Sorry for Her, So I Decided to Teach Him a Lesson

We were stacking debris by the curb when Darlene said, “I’ve been paying for Gavin’s lawn service.”

I stopped and turned to face her. “I know.”

Her eyes widened.

“You know?”

“I overheard him ask you to watch his lawn that day. And I’ve seen the crew come every two weeks since then. And I know you, Miss Darlene… you’d never let someone’s property go uncared for if you promised to watch it.”

She looked down at her hands, embarrassed.

“Why didn’t you stop paying?”

“He asked me to watch his house.

I gave my word.”

I put my hand on her shoulder gently.

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