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 a nun. You grew up in Avenport, so I'm sure you've heard

“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

another woman, from a genetic point of view, it

happens to be

any longer, so she glared at

do you mean ridiculous? There are even people in this world who are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world

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

him in disbelief. “I think it's more plausible if you say he had gotten plastic surgery.”

Lucas, but she soon had an epiphany upon proposing that

you examined his face carefully? Was there any trace of

were handled by a nurse. I didn't check his face carefully. Do you suspect someone had plastic surgery and took Xavier's identity?”

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

his glasses. “Who do you think has

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

out his phone. “One moment, guys.

“For what?”

did plastic surgery to disguise himself as Xavier. That person must have prepared for this 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

call went through.

immediately put the phone on

have something to ask

have something to ask you.”

of noise in the background on the other end of the line. “I'm

It's about something important.