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?”

a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew up in

entire upper-class society back then. But it's still possible for him to

point of view, it is

be Xavier's

bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a frown. “You're being ridiculous.”

are not at all

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

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

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

have you examined his face carefully? Was there any trace of surgery, or did he have a

and were handled by a nurse.

things have come to this, why don't we let our imagination run wild?”

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

dad's illegitimate child, of course.” Lucas stuck to this idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's assets.

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

“For what?”

what happened back then. The situation is severe if someone 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 his fingerprints since both are unique and essential traits to identify

call went through.

put the phone

I have something to ask you.”

Lisanne. I have something

the line. “I'm busy. Why did

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