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."

talk to me like your my brother. I know Rodrigo

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

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

am." Melvin followed behind her, stopping her by the arm just as they reached the door leading

you-" The rest of her words trailed off as Melvin pulled up the

was the exact same scar Melvin had gotten when he tried fighting off bullies for

breathlessly at

she opened the door to her office and stepped inside. Melvin examined where once

of the

with all seriousness, watching as

"What?"

moment to look around.

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

"Leonica-"

after years, and demand what,

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

moment he spotted Melvin. "What-" He began but Leonica

know how to feel after learning that the brother she thought was dead was actually alive and was now demanding the company. "Please see to it that he's

he stood

is the meaning of this?" Leonardo

concern you, ah, but on second thought, I guess it should, see as you're now part of

as

I'll take care of everything, both the company and my family," The smile

Claim

To Claire

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