It's not a dream, it's a real-life conversation between the two of them. He's worried that she's been too busy to be with him, but she assures him she'll take care of it. He tells her that he's the one who's loved her the longest, and no one else knows that better than she does. She tells him that she can't stop loving him, even though he'll never be able to have his cake and eat her. He says that his firm can find anyone to replace him anytime, and that's why he wants to marry her.