After 16 Years Together, I Finally Proposed to the Woman I Loved—Instead of Saying Yes, She Revealed a Secret That Changed Everything

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“Harry.”

I opened the ring box.

“Please stand up.”

I laughed nervously. “You haven’t heard the question.”

“Harry, please.”

“Please stand up.”

Something in her voice made me rise.

Her face had gone pale.

Her hands shook against her cardigan.

“What’s wrong?”

She looked at the ring, then at me.

“You deserve to know the truth before you say another word.”

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