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?”

became a nun. You grew up in Avenport,

Lucas nodded. “The news shocked the entire upper-class society back then. But it's still possible for him to have a paternal half-brother. I heard Xavier's dad had been dating another woman

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

to be

bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so

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

people in this world who are not at all related

in disbelief. “I think it's more plausible if you say he had

from Winnie to retort Lucas, but she soon had

his face carefully? Was there any trace of surgery, or did he have a

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.

brows snapped together. “Now that things have come to this, why don't

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

idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's assets. Once

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

“For what?”

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 and essential traits to identify a person. Isn't it obvious what his intentions are for destroying these traits? He might have already done something terrible to

the call went through.

put the phone on speaker.

Lisanne. I have something to ask you.”

something to ask you.”

other end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when I'm

Lisanne. I'm Winnie. It's about something