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

I did.” Lucas nodded. “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 Xavier's dad had been dating another woman before

Mr. Fairchild did have a child with another woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible for the

be Xavier's mother's biological twin sister?”

Winnie couldn't bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a frown. “You're being

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

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

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

to retort Lucas, but she soon had an

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

were handled by a nurse. I didn't check his face carefully. Do you

that things have come to this, why

who do you think it is?” Josiah adjusted his

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 Xavier's

out his phone.

“For what?”

way to Alendor with him. In fact, I suspect

spoke, the call went through.

the phone on

Lisanne. I have something to ask you.”

something to

a lot of noise in the background on the other end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when I'm available? I'm not free

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