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

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

woman, from a genetic point of view, it is impossible

if that woman happens to be Xavier's

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

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

people in this world who are not at all related by blood

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

that was merely an absent-minded suggestion from Winnie to retort Lucas, but she soon had an

any trace of surgery, or did

scratches and were handled by a nurse. I didn't

have come to this,

Josiah adjusted his glasses. “Who do you think has

dad's illegitimate child, of course.” Lucas stuck to this idea. “He must've done this to inherit his family's

his phone. “One moment, guys.

“For what?”

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

he spoke, the call went through.

phone on

something

have something to ask you.”

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

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