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?”

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

then. But it's still possible for him to have a paternal half-brother. I heard Xavier's

point of view, it is impossible for the child to look exactly

that woman happens to be Xavier's mother's biological

Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a frown. “You're

people in this world who are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world is full of wonders, and

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

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

to retort Lucas, but she soon had

any trace of surgery,

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

to this, why don't we let our

his glasses. “Who do you think has a motive?”

child, of course.” Lucas stuck to this idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's assets.

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

“For what?”

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 and essential traits to identify a person. Isn't it obvious what

spoke, the call went

phone on speaker.

something to ask you.”

have something

line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when I'm available? I'm not free right

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