If Ben had mentioned this when he arrived at the house, Avery never would have gotten into his car.

"Mr. Schaffer, I know that all of you want to get on Elliot's good side—" Avery began to say.

"What do you mean? Haven't you ever gotten presents for your friends?" Ben interjected with a smile. "He always gets us something for our birthdays."

"So, you don't get him gifts just because he told you not to? That just shows that you don't see him as a friend at all, but as a boss," Avery said. "I don't think you should drag me into this. If I accept your gifts on his behalf, it would be the same as me accepting gifts from him. If that's the case, I won't be able to take pleasure in reprimanding him when he makes me angry in the future."

Ben was bewildered.

Took pleasure in reprimanding him?

How exactly did Avery treat Elliot every day?

Ben began to suspect that his boss had a masochistic side to him.

"You should think of something else! I'm leaving," Avery said, then turned and began