I firmly demanded that Mr. Watson delete the videos, and I insisted on checking to see if he had recorded anything else in the past.

What if, someday, Mr. Watson accidentally leaked the videos? The shame and humiliation would crush me. I couldn’t even imagine how I would face the world if that happened.

My persistence infuriated Mr. Watson.

He slapped me hard, sending me sprawling onto the bed. His once-gentle demeanor twisted into something grotesque and ...