I looked at David.
He wasn’t smiling anymore either.
Robert reached into his pocket and pulled out a small dark-blue box.
The moment I saw it, a chill ran through me.
Emma’s entire expression changed.
“Uncle…?”
Robert opened the box.
Inside was a beautiful gold ring.
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The table went completely silent.
From the other end, I even heard my sister whisper:
“What is this?”
I waited for Robert to explain.
He didn’t.
Instead, he took Emma’s right hand.
Emma instinctively pulled it back.
“Wait… what are you doing?”
Robert spoke softly.
“Trust me.”
And before any of us could react, he slipped the ring onto Emma’s middle finger.
There was absolute silence.
Emma stared at the ring, then at her uncle.
She was no longer smiling.
“Uncle… what is this supposed to mean?”
I felt anger rising inside me.
“Robert, what is going on here?”
He remained silent.
I turned to my husband.
David was sitting frozen, staring at the ring.
“David,” I said.
He didn’t answer.
“David, why aren’t you saying anything? Do you see what your brother is doing?”
He slowly stood up.
But he still said nothing.
“David!”
Finally, he looked at Robert.
“This has gone too far.”
Robert’s expression barely changed. The continuation read in the comments 
“No,” he said. “You just don’t know the whole story yet.”
Emma lifted her hand and stared at the ring again.
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“Could someone please explain it to me too? Because right now I have absolutely no idea what is happening.”
People at nearby tables had already started looking in our direction.
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For a moment, I truly thought Robert had lost his mind.
