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?”

half-brother. When Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a

society back then. But it's still possible for him to have a paternal half-brother. I heard Xavier's dad had

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

if that woman happens to be Xavier's mother's biological twin

conjectures any longer, so she glared at him with a frown. “You're being

this world who are not at all related by blood but

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

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

to retort Lucas, but

any trace of surgery, or did he

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 surgery and took

this, why don't

adjusted his glasses.

to inherit his family's assets. Once he took Xavier's identity,

he took out his phone.

“For what?”

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

spoke, the call

the phone

something to ask

Lisanne. I have something to ask you.”

of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when I'm available? I'm not free right now.”

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