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?”

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

possible for him to have a paternal half-brother. I heard Xavier's dad had been dating another woman before getting married to his

from a genetic point of view, it

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

bear listening to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she

are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world

are not at all related by blood but

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

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

any trace of surgery,

were just scratches and were handled by a nurse. I didn't check his face carefully. Do you suspect someone had

“Now that things have come to this, why don't we let

adjusted his glasses. “Who do you think

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 Xavier's name would be his.”

his phone. “One moment, guys.

“For what?”

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

call went

put the phone on

Lisanne. I have something to ask

Lisanne. I have something

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 now.”

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