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?”

have a maternal half-brother. When Xavier was a teenager, his mother became a nun. You grew up in Avenport, so I'm sure you've heard about it.”

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 woman before getting

did have a child with another woman, from a genetic point of view,

happens to be

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

do you mean ridiculous? There are even people in this world who are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world is

you mean ridiculous? There are even people in this world who are not at all related by blood but look

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

suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas, but she soon had an epiphany upon

face carefully? Was there any trace

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 Xavier's identity?”

to this, why don't we let our

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

to this idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's assets. Once

phone. “One moment, guys. I'm calling Lisanne.”

“For what?”

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 these traits? He might have already done something terrible to the real Xavier in the

he spoke, the call went through.

put the phone on

Lisanne. I have something to

have something

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

Lisanne. I'm Winnie. It's about something important. We can't wait that