After Ryan proposed to me, it quickly stirred up a storm in the office.

Colleagues looked at me with curiosity, disbelief, and, quite evidently…mockery.

"Hey, have you heard? This is going to be the future Mrs. Cohen."

"What? She looks so plain. How could the boss like her?"

"Plain? She's playing hard to get. Remember that junior manager who tried to get her attention? She didn’t even give him a second glance. It turns out she was aiming higher, looking to land someone with a more significant status."

"Well, our boss really went for it, huh? No wonder they call her his 'personal' secretary."

"Yeah, 'Secretary for business, companion for...