"You have a strange way of taking a compliment. It’s a little hurtful."
"There’s no need for you to feel that way."
"Besides, Uncle Silas is the one doing all the extra work."
"For what I'm paying him, he can stand to work a little harder."
"And the world's worst boss award goes to..."
Their conversations always went like this. They rarely exchanged useful information, just traded barbs in a comfortable rhythm. The Leandro of the past would
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