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?”

mother became

him to have a paternal half-brother.

woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible for the

if that woman happens to be

any longer, so she

do you mean ridiculous? There are even people in this world who are not at all

mean ridiculous? There are even people in this world who are not at all related

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

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

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

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?”

come to this, why don't we

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

of course.” Lucas 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 his.”

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

“For what?”

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 and essential

he spoke, the call went through.

the phone

something to

have something to ask

lot of noise in the background on the other end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you

piped up, “Hi, Lisanne. I'm Winnie. It's about something important.