All Chapters of The Stolen Address: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

The furious pounding on my door suddenly made sense.Standing outside was an enraged family of four. The man at the front, Curtis Vaughn, slammed his fist against the door and pointed at me."You piece of trash! I finally found you! Wasn't it enough for you to eat and drink for free every day? Now you're trying to destroy us completely? Fine. If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me!"Before I could react, he shoved past me and barged into my apartment with his family."You got my restaurant shut down. From now on, you're responsible for feeding my entire family."That was the last straw."What the hell is wrong with you people?" I snapped. "I'm going to sue you for breaking into someone's home in broad daylight!"The woman, Shelby Vaughn, stormed up to me and let out a cold laugh. "Go ahead. Sue us. We've got nothing left anyway. Since we can't survive out there, we'll just live here from now on."I stared at her, completely baffled. "Seriously? Are you all out of your minds?

Chapter 2

I immediately ordered a smart video door lock online and had it installed that very evening. Whenever someone passed by my apartment, the system would automatically record video footage.The next afternoon, a notification popped up on my phone. Someone had lingered outside my door for a few seconds.I quickly opened the app to check.`It was a delivery driver. He left a package at my door and then headed for the elevator.Three minutes later, another notification appeared. This time, someone had stayed outside my door for more than ten seconds.It was Derek Sutton, the neighbor from upstairs.I recognized him because we'd had an unpleasant misunderstanding two months earlier.A strong gust had blown his wife's lingerie onto my balcony that day. Not wanting to touch something so personal, I'd asked her to come retrieve it herself.To my surprise, Derek had shown up as well. The moment he saw me, he started accusing me of having an inappropriate relationship with his wife. Fortun

Chapter 3

The moment they heard me speak, both of them froze.Derek rushed over and snatched the food from my hands."What the hell is wrong with you? You even steal other people's food? Can't afford to feed yourself?"I immediately turned to the delivery driver. "Hey, did you deliver it to the wrong place? My girlfriend told me she bought me lunch. When I opened the door and saw this sitting outside, I assumed it was from her."The driver quickly pulled out his phone and checked the order several times. "No mistake. This is the twelfth floor, right? The note says to leave it here, and the apartment number is 1201."He glanced at Derek. "You don't even live here. Why would you tell us to leave it here? You're just creating trouble for no reason."Derek's face darkened instantly. "What the hell does it have to do with you? You're a delivery driver. Just deliver it wherever I tell you and shut up. Keep talking, and I'll file a complaint against you."After cursing him out, Derek turned and

Chapter 4

On my way upstairs earlier, I'd already seen through the doorbell camera that Derek had left the delivery driver outside my apartment.That way, if the driver decided to retaliate, he'd come after me instead. There was no way I was going to play along, so I called the police immediately.Knowing he couldn't leave now, Derek had no choice but to come back. He even tried to accuse me first."Officers, he's the one who stole my delivery!"As luck would have it, the two officers who arrived were the same ones from last time. They remembered me, which made things much easier."Officers, I found the person we were looking for last time." I deliberately said that part quietly before raising my voice to say, "Officers, my neighbor insists I stole his delivery, but he lives upstairs. I never even went up there."The delivery driver also said the address on the app was my apartment. I really don't understand what's going on."I did pick up a bag outside my door when I went downstairs to t

Chapter 5

One evening after work, I had barely reached my front door when the stench of urine hit me in the face. It was so strong it nearly made me throw up.My first thought was Derek Sutton upstairs.After putting my things down, I grew furious.My smart door lock had a camera. It looked like if I didn't teach him a lesson, he was never going to stop. I pulled up the footage recorded by the camera that day.At around four in the afternoon, a child came down through the emergency stairwell. He walked straight to my door, pulled down his pants, and started peeing on it.I nearly exploded.I didn't recognize the kid, but Derek was the only person I'd had a conflict with. Besides, he had a son. I often heard the child crying after being beaten by him.My first instinct was to call the police, but after thinking it over, I decided that was letting him off too easily.I immediately exported the video, and then I posted it in the residents' group chat.[Whose kid is this? This is disgusting

Chapter 6

Since Derek was using his son to harass me, there wasn't much I could do about it.As a result, he only became more brazen.At first, it was just the peeing.Later, apparently deciding that wasn't enough, he started having his son bring bags of garbage downstairs and leave them outside my door every day.That day, I'd finally had enough. I gathered up all the trash and stormed upstairs.Clenching my fists, I pounded on his door.About thirty seconds later, his wife, Vanessa Sutton, answered.I was still furious. Dropping the bags of garbage at the doorway, I raised my voice and demanded, "If you dump trash outside my door again, I'm calling the police! Don't think being a kid means there'll be no consequences for your family!"To my surprise, Vanessa apologized, "I'm sorry. I travel a lot for work and haven't been home much. I didn't know any of this was happening. Has Derek been causing trouble for you again? Let me apologize first."Her attitude immediately took the wind out

Chapter 7

After accepting her friend request, Vanessa immediately apologized to me. She complained about her failed marriage and told me all about her relationship with Derek.But I had no interest in hearing about their problems. I gave a few perfunctory responses and stopped engaging.Just before the conversation ended, she suddenly suggested taking me out for a meal. She said it was her way of apologizing for everything Derek had put me through lately.The moment I thought of Derek's attitude, I refused without hesitation.The man was paranoid enough already. If he found out I went out to eat alone with his wife, there was no telling what kind of scene he'd make.The best thing I could do was keep my distance. The farther away, the better.Unexpectedly, the very next day after work, Vanessa was waiting for me downstairs outside my office building. The moment she saw me, she walked over."Isaac, I've already made a reservation at a restaurant nearby. Would you be willing to have dinner

Chapter 8

This time, Vanessa messaged me again, saying she'd brought some local specialties back from her hometown and wanted to give them to me as an apology.That was the last straw.I made my position clear and told her not to contact me again. I wasn't accepting anything she sent. Then I blocked and deleted her.It was becoming obvious that if I didn't deal with this situation myself, my life might genuinely be in danger.I couldn't go home for the time being.Calling the police could only delay the problem, not solve it. The root cause was still there. If I wanted to end this, I needed to know exactly what I was dealing with.I made a decision on the spot and quit my job. I had already been thinking about taking some time off anyway.Besides, given the situation, even if I didn't resign, Derek might eventually show up at my workplace and cause trouble.After moving into Rocco's place, I began investigating in secret.Vanessa was supposedly always away on business trips. However, af

Chapter 9

Over the next month, I followed Vanessa every day.My only goal was to capture photos of her with the other man and their child.After a month, I had collected quite a few. I printed every photo, bundled them together, and secretly left the package outside Derek's door.That was all I could do. As for how Derek chose to handle things afterward, that was no longer my concern.I felt sorry for him, but I hadn't forgotten what he'd done to me.Still, I hoped he would use the evidence to file for divorce. So among the photos, I slipped in a lawyer's business card.Half a month passed after I left the package.Nothing happened.Given Derek's personality, there was no way he'd stay silent if he knew the truth.Two more days passed.After having dinner with Rocco, I returned home. While waiting for the elevator on the first floor, I froze the moment the doors opened.Several police officers were escorting a man out. When he lifted his head and glanced at me, I finally recognized hi

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