Chapter 166

“You don’t boast about your qualifications?”

“What the hell for?”

“You don’t gloat or set high standards for others?”

“No, and I only set standards at work where we need a certain quality of production.”

“Then you may be less narcissistic than you think. Now back to the material I gave you to read.”

Despite feeling dismayed over her easy dismissal, Dean answered, “Oh yes. It said there were two types, those with entitlement issues, and those where it’s all swagger. At heart, they recognise themselves as weak. I’m wondering if my narcissism makes April feel inferior.”

“It’s more complex than that, but you may have a point. Maybe what she takes for your arrogance is a good helping of self-esteem.”

“You just told me I have none.”