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

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

time 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 dinged

Melvin followed behind her, stopping her by the arm just as they reached

I checked, dead men don't walk. Now, unless you-" The rest of her words trailed off as Melvin pulled up the sleeve of his shirt, exposing the faded scar that Leonica found

Melvin had gotten when he tried fighting off bullies for

breathlessly at

her eyes. "Not some lookalike." "Let's talk in here." Turning around, she opened the door to her office and stepped inside. Melvin examined where once used to be his father's office and smiled. "You remodeled."

reply as she sank into one of the couches and waited till he had sat before she asked. "Now, what do

seriousness, watching as his sister's brows

"What?"

took a moment to look around.

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

"Leonica-"

you show up after years, and demand what, your birthright. Get out Melvin, while I am

as he was about to stand up, there was a knock on the

"What-" He began but Leonica walked past

alive and was now demanding the company. "Please see to

his best friend as he stood up. "It's good to see

the hell is the meaning of

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

in his throat as Melvin walked closer and placed hand on his

You've done a good job up until now. However, from here on forward, I'll take care of everything, both the company and my family," The smile on Melvin's

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