He thought to himself.
“Oh dear, I’m late to greet you, sister-in-law. It’s nice to meet you like this. You two should have made it more obvious. I didn’t know you were in that kind of relationship.”
The first to regain his composure, Tadeo, expressed his delight and greeted her warmly.
“I’m Tadeo, the fun one.”
As soon as Tadeo finished his introduction, Andy, feeling awkward due to his blunder, gave a sheepish smile and said,
“It’s an honor to see you again. Sister-in-law, I’m Andy, the humorous one. I apologize for the unintended rudeness last time. I hope you can forgive me with a generous heart.”
Lola felt flattered by Andy’s grand introduction.
“And this guy…”
Tadeo was about to introduce Frank next, but Frank was a bit quicker.
“I’m Frank, the blunt one.”
He rarely spoke, and when he did, it was devoid of any humor, making him notoriously taciturn. So, when he took the initiative to speak, everyone was quite surprised.
Andy and Tadeo couldn’t help but widen their eyes, and Dylan raised his eyebrows in surprise.
“Hey, hey! The blunt Frank is actually talking.”
“Right!”
Andy chimed in with Tadeo’s remark.
Gia and Nurse Sasha, who had been quietly observing, were barely holding back their laughter, ready to burst out at any moment.
After receiving greetings from the three men in turn, Lola shyly introduced herself.
“Hello. Nice to meet you. I’m Lola Dax.”
“Oh, it’s not the first time, is it? We’ve seen each other a few times in the professor’s hospital room.”
Tadeo corrected Lola’s statement with a gesture, and Andy nodded in agreement.
At first, he felt embarrassed and awkward for having made a fool of himself without knowing that the female doctor and Dylan Eve were in a romantic relationship. However, due to his naturally warm and sociable personality, he quickly blended into the cheerful atmosphere as if nothing had happened.
“Oh, yes.”
Feeling quite burdened by the gazes that seemed to be falling on her, Lola lowered her eyes and forced a shy smile.
“But what’s your relationship with Gia? Friends?”
Tadeo asked, pointing at Gia with his finger. Gia frowned slightly and protested.
“This guy is really funny. You can’t just throw around the pronoun ‘we’ like that.”
“If our brother-in-law hears this, he might strangle you. So be careful with your words!”
Dylan chimed in with a serious expression.
Tadeo playfully pretended to choke himself, acting as if he were dying. Gia and Nurse Sasha were once again on the verge of bursting into laughter.
Lola couldn’t laugh out loud because Dylan was sitting next to her, so she just smiled faintly.
“You two seem quite close?”
This time, Andy looked back and forth between Gia and Lola before fixing his gaze on Lola and asking.
“Yes.”
As soon as Lola finished her answer, Nurse Sasha immediately explained.
“We all work at the same hospital. This Dr. and Lola Dax are psychiatrists, and I’m a nurse.”
“I already knew about you, sister-in-law. You’re our professor’s primary physician.”
When Tadeo said this, Andy nodded along.
“This won’t do. We need to introduce ourselves properly too.”
With that, Gia propped her chin on her hands and made a cute expression as she introduced herself.
“I’m the pretty Gia Eve.”
This time, Nurse Sasha blinked and said,
“I’m the charming Shasha Mol.”
It was Lola’s turn, but Gia stepped in and grandly introduced her.
“This is my best friend. Also the girlfriend of the Grim Reaper and soon-to-be wife, the sunflower-like Lola Dax.”
Andy and Tadeo, who were watching with wide smiles, tilted their heads to one side in amusement.
Frank and Dylan merely sipped their whiskey, watching like an audience.
“The Grim Reaper?”
“I heard that too.”
Tadeo murmured, and Andy nodded in agreement. As if to clarify their confusion, Gia pointed at Dylan and explained.
“That guy sitting arrogantly over there is the Grim Reaper.”
“Your brother is the Grim Reaper?”
Tadeo asked, confirming. Before Gia could answer, Andy turned to Dylan.
“Dylan Eve, are you the Grim Reaper?”
“Uh!”
Dylan didn’t deny it and honestly admitted it. Tadeo patted Andy’s shoulder.
“Hey, hey! Dylan is the Grim Reaper.”
He chuckled as he said this. “That nickname suits you well.”
“Uh!”
Dylan replied weakly to Tadeo’s comment. Andy burst into laughter and looked at Lola.
“Dylan, that guy is usually a bit boring, you know?”
Tadeo immediately opened his mouth to ask.
“That guy is also really prickly and stiff with you, right, sister-in-law?”
All eyes turned to Lola.
Caught off guard by the unexpected question, Lola felt a moment of tension, but after taking a deep breath, she calmly spoke.
“Not really. He can be quite warm sometimes.”
“Dylan is warm?”
Tadeo asked in disbelief, slapping Andy’s arm.
