"Are you hungry, Adrian?" Mrs. Scarlet took a banana from the fruit bowl and handed it to him, "Here, have a banana! You don't have to be scared. Master Elliot won't chase you away even though he's angry."

Adrian took the banana and said nervously, "He's really fierce. Is he mean to Avery?"

Mrs. Scarlet laughed softly. "Not at all. The two of them are getting married soon. She wouldn't've agreed to marry him if he was mean to her."

Adrian lowered his eyes and peeled the banana quietly.

"Avery told you to address him as Big Brother, so you should call him that if you see him later." Mrs. Scarlet wanted to help ease the relationship between Adrian and Elliot.

"He won't let me."

"Call him that a few more times and he'll slowly begin to accept it. He'll be very nice to you once he accepts you calling him that," Mrs. Scarlet persuaded. "Enjoy your banana. I'm going to clean up your room."

After Mrs. Scarlet left, Adrian raised his head and looked around him.

He wondered if that woul