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?”

When Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew up in Avenport,

possible for him to have a paternal half-brother. I heard Xavier's dad

Mr. Fairchild did have a child with another woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible for

be Xavier's mother's biological

bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer,

do you mean ridiculous? There are even people in this world who are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world is full of wonders, and

related by blood

more plausible if you say he had gotten plastic surgery.”

retort Lucas, but she soon had an epiphany upon proposing that possibility.

trace of surgery, or did he have a prosthesis?”

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 check his face carefully. Do you suspect someone had plastic surgery and took Xavier's identity?”

brows snapped together. “Now that things have come to this, why

So, who do you think it is?” Josiah adjusted his glasses. “Who do you

stuck to this idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's assets. Once he took Xavier's identity, everything under Xavier's name would be

took out his phone. “One moment, guys. I'm calling Lisanne.”

“For what?”

or years. He started following Xavier when Xavier was in Rodunst and went all the way to Alendor with him. In fact, I suspect

spoke, the call went through.

immediately put the phone on speaker.

have something to

Lisanne. I have something to ask

of the line. “I'm busy. Why did

piped up, “Hi, Lisanne. I'm Winnie. It's about something important. We can't wait