Silly Bride

“What do you mean they look identical? And what is it about being shortsighted? What is going on?”

Josiah didn't head to Rodunst with Winnie back then, so he didn't know about the incident. Thus, he was confused as he listened to the conversation between Winnie and Lucas.

“Okay, so here's what happened.” Lucas immediately explained the incident to him, recounting what happened at the dock.

When he was done, he turned to Winnie and vowed, “I swear I'm telling the truth. Although I'm shortsighted, that didn't hinder me from recognizing him. Trust me, Winnie. It's true!”

Winnie frowned. “Let me think it over.”

With that, she fell silent.

Josiah pondered carefully before looking at Lucas. “So you're saying the current Xavier is not the guy we know, and is the person you saw who looked identical to him?”

“That's right!” Lucas said, “I think this makes sense. Otherwise, how will you explain Xavier's abnormal behavior recently?”

“So, you're saying Xavier turned into another person after returning from Alendor?”

“No, he didn't turn into another person,” Lucas corrected. “Instead, someone else replaced him. I once asked him if he had any twins or a hidden half-brother, but he gave me the cold shoulder. I even got told off.”

Josiah was rendered speechless by Lucas' response before saying, “Of course, he'd ignore you when you've asked him such a ridiculous question. But I can assure you that he doesn't have a twin.”

“What about a maternal half-brother?”

mother became a nun. You grew up in Avenport, so I'm sure you've

to have a paternal half-brother. I heard

another woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible for the child to look exactly like Xavier.”

to be Xavier's

Winnie couldn't bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a frown. “You're being ridiculous.”

this world who are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The

related by blood but look almost alike. The world is full of wonders, and anything is

stared at him in disbelief. “I think it's more plausible if

was merely an absent-minded suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas, but

face carefully? Was there any trace of surgery, or

shook his head and continued, “He had a few little wounds on his face, but those were just scratches and were handled by a nurse. I didn't

to this, why don't we let our imagination

it is?” Josiah adjusted his glasses. “Who do you think has a motive?”

done this to inherit his family's

took out his phone. “One

“For what?”

this for at least several months or years. He started following Xavier when Xavier was in Rodunst and went all the way to Alendor with him. In fact, I suspect he planned the

spoke, the call

put the phone on speaker.

have something to ask you.”

Lisanne. I have something to ask

end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you

I'm Winnie. It's about