She paused and her mind placed two and two together.

Someone who looked exactly like her deceased brother and the family of course it all made sense!

Rodrigo was trying to swipe the family fortune out of her hand!

"Who am I? Am your brother, Leonica." The lookalike repeated.

"Melvin is dead." She said the words as if to reassure herself that he was.

"So, you really thought that, huh?"

"What?"

"You've got no idea what the hell is going on."

Leonica glared at him. "I don't think I'd expect to know anything when I was never informed of your revival." She stepped forward, wishing that her heat didn't waver in the face of a familiar figure. "Why did you come here?"

The lookalike smiled, that very same vague smile that never truly reached his eyes. "How about we go somewhere else and discuss that.

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"Go somewhere?" She mimicked, tilting her head to the side to scan him. After a few seconds, she nodded. "Alright, let's talk in my office."

With that, she turned around and began walking towards the elevator. Her brother's lookalike followed behind her in a quiet state, only after they had stepped into the elevator did he talk.

"You haven't changed one bit."

like your my brother. I know Rodrigo put

He chuckled. "He didn't put me up to nothing Leo. I just thought it was

you came back?" Leonica chuckled humorlessly at his words. "What, did you think you were on some sort of Vacation? Fourteen years, Melvin, we all thought you were dead. Mom spiraled into depression because-" She paused. "Fuck, why the hell am I talking to you like you're my brother." She muttered as the elevator

her by the arm just as

I don't believe you, last I checked, dead men don't walk. Now, unless you-" The rest of her words trailed off as Melvin pulled

the exact same scar Melvin had gotten when he tried fighting

breathlessly

He stepped forward, looking deep into her eyes. "Not some lookalike." "Let's talk in here." Turning around, she opened the door to her office and stepped inside. Melvin

sank into one of the couches and waited till he had

seriousness,

"What?"

moment to look around. "This, I

seconds before laughing. "Now you're just crazy." Standing up, she pointed at

"Leonica-"

after years, and demand what, your birthright. Get

up, there was a knock on the door and Leonardo walked

he spotted Melvin. "What-" He began but Leonica walked past him, cutting him

that the brother she thought was dead was actually alive and was now demanding the company. "Please see to it that he's escorted out." With that, she walked way, allowing Leonardo

best friend as he stood up. "It's good to see you again. Have

the hell is the meaning

to concern you, ah, but on second thought, I guess it should, see as you're now part of the Romero family.

as Melvin walked closer and

take care of everything, both the company and my family," The smile on Melvin's lips dropped. "So

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