Tom gave a cold laugh without even glancing at Gavin. After speaking, he wrapped his arm around me, stepped into the room, and slammed the door shut with a bang.
Listening to Gavin furiously banging on the door outside, I nervously glanced in that direction.
"You should move today. It's not safe here."
"Move where?"
Without hesitation, Tom replied, "I have a place in Silverwood Gardens, right across from your office. It's fully furnished, and you can move in today."
I hesitated momentarily, uneasy about the earlier exchange between Tom and Gavin.
Though I felt most of what he said was for show, it still made me nervous.
"What's wrong?" He seemed to sense my hesitation, laughing lightly. "Did I scare you with my acting earlier?"
"No."
When he spoke jokingly, I relaxed and said, "Thanks for the help, Tom."
Gavin continued causing a commotion for a while, but eventually, the security kicked him out.
I began packing up to move right after he left to avoid further trouble.
Since I had just moved recently, this time, it was much quicker and smoother.
I hired a moving company, and everything was done in no time.
I even changed my phone number to prevent Gavin from coming back. If he disagreed with the divorce, I decided to go through the legal process instead.
It would take some time and effort, but it would finally end his harassment.
When Dawn heard I had moved again, she immediately guessed the reason.
"Did that bastard Gavin come to harass you again?"
"Yeah." I nodded. "I didn't want to keep dealing with him, so I decided to move."
"Where did you move to? Send me your address. I'll come over and cook for you!" she said excitedly.
I smiled and sent her my new address.
"Silverwood Gardens?" she said, astonished. "That's a luxury neighborhood!"
...
It didn't take long before Dawn arrived.
"How did you get here so fast?" I quickly opened the door to greet her.
"It's close to my office," she said, taking off her bag and looking around. "Wow! How big is this place? The living room is huge..."
"It's about over 2,000 square feet..." It was much bigger than I had before and had three bedrooms.
She gave me a thumbs-up. "Impressive."
But soon, her gaze fell on the scratch on the back of my hand. "What happened to your hand?"
"A dog scratched me."
"Ah? Did you get a rabies shot?" Dawn asked, looking worried.
I smiled and explained, "It wasn't a four-legged dog. It was Mandy."
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