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?”

was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew up in Avenport, so I'm sure you've heard about it.”

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 before

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

be

couldn't bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so

all related by blood but

who are not at all related by

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

Lucas, but she soon had an epiphany upon proposing that possibility.

any trace of surgery, or did he have a

scratches and were handled by a nurse. I didn't check

things have come to this, why don't we

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

dad's illegitimate child, 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

his phone. “One moment, guys. I'm calling Lisanne.”

“For what?”

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

spoke, the call went through.

phone on speaker.

something to ask you.”

something to ask you.”

it?” There was a lot of noise in the background on the other end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you

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