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?”

Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew

it's still possible for him to have a paternal half-brother.

did have a child with another woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible for the child to look exactly like

woman happens to be

couldn't bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him

people in this world who are not at all related by

There are even people in this world who are not at all related by blood but

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

suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas, but she soon had an epiphany upon proposing that possibility.

carefully? Was there any trace

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

to this, why don't we let our

is?” Josiah adjusted his glasses.

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

out his phone. “One moment, guys. I'm

“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 he planned the

spoke, the call

put the phone on speaker.

I have something to ask you.”

I have something

“I'm busy. Why did you call?

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