The sight of Deccan, his glare being fixed on my chest, was reminding me of that terrific night when he had forcefully cupped my breast in his palms and was trying to rip my clothes off in front of the whole guests.
Julian and my friends, who were originally only his friends, laughed and made fun of me. No one tried to stop Deccan except my brother.
I hardly managed to break through Deccan's hug while my husband was pulling chair for Lesley to sit on the dinning hall.
After Deccan dragged me to sit beside him in the dinning hall, Lesley continued. "I'm sorry for holding your husband in my birthday's celebration, Laura. He could not attend his anniversary celebration because he was busy making my birthday special."
Her voice was laced with affection, but a smile of mockery spreaded on her lips as she showed the necklace she was wearing, saying, "Thankyou Julian for this special gift. I loved it."
My gaze was fixed at the White Diamond pandent hanging on Lesley's neck. It was Julian's family heirloom. I had insisted him many times to let me wear it.
But, everytime he declined, telling me he would give it to me on some special occasion.
It turned out, he had never thought of giving it to me. The necklace... It always meant for Lesley, his true love.
At this point I just wondered if Lesley's parents hadn't refused to her wedding with Julian, would he really have married to me?
The answer didn't matter anymore. Our marriage... It has already been sued.
The whole dinner was designed to rub salt to my already injured heart. During all this time, Julian kept pestering Lesley to eat more.
"You have lost so much weight, Lesley. You should eat more."
"It's your favourite dish, isn't it? Let me feed you with my own hands."
"There is something on your lips... Come, let me wipe it for you."
There was a time when he leaned too close to Lesley to wipe off her lips that it almost looked like they were kissing. Meanwhile, I remained still on my chair, watching as the whole scene was being unfolded.
When the dinner finally came to an end, Deccan announced. "Let's come to the point, guys."
Everyone's gaze landed at Deccan. Meanwhile, Julian looked at me and began, "This dinner was Deccan's idea, Laura. He is a big heart person and wants to apologise to you for his misbehaviour."