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?”

sure he doesn't have a maternal half-brother. When Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew up

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

point of view, it is

woman happens to be Xavier's mother's biological twin sister?”

to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she

mean ridiculous? There are even people 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.”

plausible if you say he had gotten

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

face carefully? Was there any trace of surgery, or did he

and continued, “He had a few little wounds on his face, but those were just scratches and were handled by a nurse. I didn't check his face carefully. Do you

come to this, why don't

is?” Josiah adjusted his glasses. “Who

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. “One moment, guys.

“For what?”

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 a person. Isn't it obvious what his intentions are for destroying these traits? He might

he spoke, the call went through.

immediately put the phone

something to ask you.”

Lisanne. I have something to

it?” There was 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 right

Lisanne. I'm Winnie. It's about something important. We