Meg heard Kiki and wheeled on her right then, pretending to be furious. “What was that? I guess you don’t want this month’s pay?”

Kiki rolled her eyes, but she could only pout as she was afraid to breathe another word, leaving Meg smiling in amusement.

And seeing that Kiki was that amusing, Alda teased her. “Ms. Quill doesn’t have much of a sense of humor, so you’ve proven yourself by making her laugh. Why not take up a career in comedy?” Kiki could not even challenge Meg, let alone the heiress of the Ingram family.

Hanging her head, she muttered, “Surely you’re joking, Ms. Ingram.”

Alda smiled in wry amusement. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt you, and Lugh is around too. He’d never let anyone bully those beneath them.

Kiki pouted. “Would he find out if you two worked together in secret? And I’m not as close with him as you two are to him.”

With that, Kiki excused herself, or she might snap at the two powerful women if she stayed.