Corinne stared at Edmund sympathetically."That's enough, Mister Lucas," she said, jumping in to defend the poor man. She then turned to Edmund and said, "Why don't you go out first, Edmund?"Edmund bowed to her gratefully. "Yes, Miss Corinne."Lucas became even more upset and jealous when he heard her call Edmund without using the word 'Mister'.'How can she be so casual with Edmund when I don't get to have that privilege?' he thought seethingly. 'Hmph! Oh well.'Not wanting Corinne to think he was ill-tempered, Lucas decided to let the whole thing slide. He waved 'Bryan' over, saying, "Come here, Bryan."'Bryan' became a little sad at being scolded by Corinne. At first, he was hesitant to go over to Lucas, but he somehow felt like he was familiar, so he walked over to him docilely.Lucas picked him up lovingly. "What's the matter? Did you get scolded by your Mommy?"'Bryan' nodded with a pout.Lucas patted him gently on the head. "That's because she's worried about you. You
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