When I first got to town to investigate the money that was missing from the family business, I didn't expect to fall in love with one of my employees. Laurel Hillman, supervisor of shipping and receiving, was beautiful but born into a different world. I'm Harvard and she barely finished high school. I have a fortune. She has a family.

It was fun pretending for a little while, especially when I volunteered to coach Laurel's daughter's softball team. But I had to fulfill my obligations and return to my seat of power.

Would there ever be a fairy tale where their differences didn't matter?