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?”

sure he doesn't have a maternal half-brother. When Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You

society back then. But it's still possible for him to

genetic point of

that woman happens to be Xavier's mother's biological twin sister?”

bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a

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

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

“I think it's more plausible if you say he

that was merely an absent-minded suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas, but she soon had an epiphany upon

examined his face carefully? Was there any trace

and were handled by a

come to this, why don't we let our imagination run wild?”

Josiah adjusted his

done this to inherit his family's assets. Once he took

spoke, he took out his phone. “One moment,

“For what?”

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 accident at the cave. He deliberately ruined his vocal cords and burned his fingerprints since both are unique

the call went

phone on speaker.

I have something to ask you.”

Lisanne. I have something to ask you.”

lot of noise in the background on the other end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when I'm available? I'm not free

about something important. We can't wait