Before Evelyn could open her mouth, the man standing beside her had already started introducing himself to Thomas. "Hi! I'm Evelyn's one-hundred-percent genuine boyfriend, Apollo Phoenix!"
As he finished, he raised the hand holding his wine glass toward Thomas, the meaning obvious—he wanted the woman at his side to clink glasses with Thomas together.
"...Hi! I'm Evelyn's fake ex-boyfriend, Thomas Fisher!" Thomas had guessed the man might have this kind of identity, but he hadn't expected him to introduce himself like that. He froze for a second, then quickly recovered and mimicked the other man's tone and manner to introduce himself.
After hearing their introductions, everyone at the table laughed except Lily Turner, and William Turner laughed the hardest. "Thomas! Did you come here today just to crack jokes?"
