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 chere?" The lookalike smiled, that very svague smile that never truly reached his eyes. "How about we go somewhere else and discuss that.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"1 "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." "Don't talk tolike your my brother. I know Rodrigo put you up to this." "Uncle Rodrigo?" He chuckled. "He didn't putup to nothing Leo. I just thought it was about tI cback." "About tyou cback?" Leonica chuckled humorlessly at his words. "What, did you think you were on ssort 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 open.
"But I am." Melvin followed behind her, stopping her by the arm just as they reached the door leading into her office. "I am Leonica." "Well I apologize if 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 up the sleeve of his shirt, exposing the faded scar that Leonica found all too familiar.
It was the exact sscar Melvin had gotten when he tried fighting off bullies for her.
She stared breathlessly at it.
"It is me, Leonica." He stepped forward, looking deep into her eyes. "Not slookalike." "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." TWant My Birthright "Father had it remodeled to my taste," Cher cold reply as she sank into one of the couches and waited till he had sat before she asked. "Now, what do you want?" "My birthright." Melvin answered with all seriousness, watching as his sister's brows creased.
"What?" He took a moment to look around. "This, I want this company, my birthright." Leonica stared speechless at him for a few seconds before laughing. "Now you're just crazy." Standing up, she pointed at the door." Now get out." "Leonica-" "How dare you show up after years, and demand what, your birthright. Get out Melvin, while I am asking nicely." He hesitated, but just as he was about to stand up, there was a knock on the door and Leonardo walked in. He froze the moment he spotted Melvin. "What-" He began but Leonica walked past him, cutting him off. "I have a meeting to attend." She didn't, she just didn't 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 escorted out." With that, she walked way, allowing Leonardo to fix his attention on the person in front of him. "You," "Hey Leonardo," Melvin smiled at his best friend as he stood up. "It's good to see you again. Have you been well?" "What the hell is the meaning of this?" Leonardo questioned.
"Nothing that needs to concern you, ah, but on second thought, I guess it should, see as you're now part of the Romero family. My family." Leonardo swallowed the lump that rested in his throat as Melvin walked closer and placed hand on his shoulder. "I've watched you over the years Leonardo. 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 lips dropped. "So back off." Special Halloween Treat: More Coins, More Thrills! Claim Fe Spony Wanted To Claire The Cargany He Suddenly Wanted To Claim The Company...
Although she had used going to a meeting as an excuse, Leonica had not even in the slightest bit, gone ven in the near any of the conference rooms, when she decided to make a U-turn into the restroom. After making sure that she was alone in the bathroom, she turned on the water and leaned her weight against the wash hand basin, staring absentmindedly at her own reflection.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNot once did she blink, as her mind tried to process and break down what had just happened.
Melvin was alive, that was a fact that she could no longer deny. From the look, demeanor and even the scar on his forearm, it was clear, that that imposter, was indeed her brother.
And in his words, he had cback for his birthright, the very scompany she was steadily running.
Leonica nearly chuckled mockingly as she pondered over his audacious words. After years of deciding to take a break from life, he had resurface life, he heha and suddenly wanted to claim the company she on her own had saved from destruction months ago? At this point, she was sure her parents would find Melvin's words funny. Or so she thought, until she recalled how much they both cherished Melvin.
Back then, he was like the Ace of the Romero family, looks, brains, strategy, he had it all.
So rather than finding his words funny and going all bananas like she had done, spart of Leonica told her that Hep parents were going to explode with joy, and shock of course, the moment they spotted their actually alive son. And just like last night when Kennedy had broken the news to her, the thought of her parents so easily accepting Kennedy back into their home, unnerved her.
Why was that though? She questioned her reflection in the mirror. Was it because she knew he was somehow connected with Rodrigo? Was she perhaps jumping too quick into a conclusion?