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?”

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

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

a child with another woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible for the child to look exactly like

to be

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

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

world who are not at all related by blood but look almost alike. The world is full of wonders,

more plausible if you

absent-minded suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas, but she soon had

Was there any trace of surgery, or did he have a prosthesis?”

face, but those were just scratches and were handled by a nurse. I

come to this,

is?” Josiah adjusted his glasses. “Who

dad's 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,

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

“For what?”

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

he spoke, the call went through.

phone on

something to

I have something to

on the other end of the line. “I'm busy. Why did you call? Can you call again when I'm available?

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