“Are you seriously about to announce your engagement to Arthur Fortisiano?” the secretary blurted, shoving her phone screen toward Valerie.

Valerie had just settled in at her desk that morning, ready to dive into work, when her secretary suddenly congratulated her out of nowhere. Her eyes went wide, panic flashing across her face, and she scrambled to pull up the news on her laptop.

Sensing something was off, the secretary awkwardly excused herself, brows knitted in confusion as she ...