I enjoyed the story, but the sad fact is that people like her parents and ex-fiancé aren’t all that rare. There are plenty of people out there who are so supremely selfish that they would sacrifice and manipulate someone who is already a victim for their own pleasure or advancement. How different is it from con artists who typically target those least able to afford being cheated. As one author (I forget whom) put it, “These are the kind of people that hell was created for.”
On a side note: Why are these high-powered executives always demanding nun-like professional conduct from their secretaries, but within minutes (it seems like) these ultra-professionals are straining at the bit to get into said secretary's pants. Could this be, gasp, the dreaded Double Standard?
Memo: Marry Me?