He had been so weak that he had lost the ability of even speaking. My hands clenched into fists.
Julian had promised me that they would leave my brother alone once I go to Lesley's place with him. But, it seems like they hadn't fulfilled their promise.
They left him starve for days and when his condition worsened, they had not even shifted him to a proper hospital. My blood boiled in my nerves watching how my brother was abandoned like some orphan.
In rage, I grabbed my phone to call Julian. But, before I could dial his number, a random message from an unknown number beeped in my phone that made the air freeze in my lungs.
It wasn't a text, but a video.
My private intimate videos with Julian!
Another message came, then another. All same.
My private video got leaked and people were forwarding it, making it viral everywhere!
My hands began to shake violently, the phone rattling against the plastic chair arm. Before I could even register the full horror, the screen flashed with two more messages, followed by several from different unknown numbers. Each one contained the same link, the same obscene notification.
My intimate moment with Julian, a symbol of love and affection now became a moment of pleasure to everyone and I, as a person, a laughing-stock, a whore!
I didn't need to ask who had done this. Julian was the only person who had captured my intimate moments with him.
I once had strictly objected him from doing so. But, he had soflty placed a kiss on my cheeks and said, "I want to capture all the beautiful moments of my life, Laura. And, all those moments have you in them. Let me capture you, Laura, so that you always remain with me."
These were the exact words he had told me that had moved my heart. But, it was only now that I realised, they were all lies!
He had been a disgusting person, no better than Deccan himself. He had been collecting evidences against me since the very beginning to ruin me inside out if I ever defy him.
Yes, he had captured me, not by love but by keeping things against me.
He had destroyed me completely, stripped away my dignity and made me a laughing stock.
He was systematically dismantling every pillar of my life: my marriage, my brother’s health, and now, my honor.
I dropped the phone. It slid to the floor, the screen facing up, a silent, blinking witness to my devastation.