Kamila didn’t even bring Darcy in her designer dog carrier to client meetings. Anymore, at least. Kamila wrinkled her nose. Dad might be right, though—Dr. Johansson was an octogenarian gastroenterologist who owned a few colonoscopy clinics in the city. He would not trust an accountant in bold florals or red lipstick. Heck, she didn’t think he’d trust an accountant with breasts. Despite him being quite fond of staring at Kamila’s whenever she saw him.

“I know you say you’re happier when working,” Kamila said. “But your therapist said you need balance. Why don’t you try it…for a month, at least? Let me take some of your clients and you can reduce your hours as a trial run.”

“And HNS can take a couple, too. Then you’ll have a part-time workload,” Rohan said.

“But, Kamila, you have your own clients. And, you said you wanted to volunteer for Anil Malek, too.”

“Leave that to me. I can handle it. And actually, this Anil guy—why don’t you also give me his actual accounting work? I can do all the nonprofit start-up paperwork.”

Rohan shook his head. “I don’t know, Kamila. Volunteering with them for fundraising is one thing, but also acting as their financial consultant? The nonprofit world is quite traditional, and Anil is very…corporate. I think HNS would be a better fit for their needs. It’s going to be a complicated case. I’ll speak to him.”

Kamila balled her fists. “Do you two seriously have no faith in me? I can be corporate fancy if I need to be! All I need is a pantsuit! And don’t give me this hogwaddle that I can’t handle a complicated case. Give me a month with this stuffy suit Anil Malek, and I guarantee he’ll put Emerald on retainer for all their financial needs.”

“Insulting clients isn’t the place to start here,” Rohan said, frowning.

“Calling someone a stuffy suit isn’t an insult. I call you that all the time.” She looked at Dad, pleading. “Let me try this, Dad. If it goes well, then I can take on more of your ‘conservative’ clients and you can stay part-time.”

Dad sighed weakly. “Fine. Okay, beti. Maybe I don’t have a choice. I will go part-time for one month. I’ll call Anil.”

“No need. I have a meeting with him this afternoon anyway.” Rohan turned to Kamila. “Kam, if you’re serious about this, you can join me.”