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 maternal half-brother. When Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew up in

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

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

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

to Lucas' absurd conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a

all

at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world is full of wonders, and anything

more plausible

fact, that was merely an absent-minded suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas,

his face carefully? Was there any trace of surgery, or

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 suspect someone had plastic

this, why don't we let our

think it is?” Josiah adjusted his glasses.

course.” Lucas stuck to this idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's assets. Once he took Xavier's identity, everything

phone. “One moment, guys.

“For what?”

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 a person. Isn't it obvious what his intentions are for destroying

spoke, the call

immediately put the phone on speaker.

Lisanne. I have something to ask you.”

I have something to

the line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when

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