"That's because the one in the safe was a bewilderment, saying, fake, and this is the real one."

Upon hearing this, Alexis quickly connected the dot. Kyler was cunning enough to buy a same-looking box in his safe before his passing, a move having stuffed the evidence of Alexis' origins to Hector while equipping the box in his safe with fake documents.

Alexis never saw this coming. He suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly. “When Kyler was alive, I treated him with the utmost respect and caution. Never did I imagine he still wouldn't trust me, resorting to such tricks."

He yelled at the heavens, “He just never truly believed in me!"

Hector scoffed. "Do you know what Kyler said when he handed this to me?"

Alexis looked at Hector eagerly, eager to hear Kyler's last words.

"Only when absolute necessary." Hector said, "Kyler gave you plenty of opportunities. Your own blindness and constant errors brought you here, and you dare to point fingers at others."

Upon hearing this, Alexis bowed his head, overwhelmed by Kyler's foresight, then raised it again and lamented, “So he still held a trump card. I served him for half my life, only to end up with nothing. I wish he had never taken me in!"

"Utterly incorrigible!" Mitchel said disdainfully. Even now, Alexis still showed no remorse, clearly rotten to the core.

Mitchel had only found out about this recently, thanks to Hector. Yet, he wasn't surprised at all. Reflecting on how Alexis had treated him over the years, he knew very well that Alexis never truly appreciated him. ALL those pretended concerns were merely for show, to appease Kyler.

As Kyler's health worsened, Mitchel chose not to disturb Kyler with these issues.

At that time, Mitchel was unaware that Alexis wasn't his biological father, and since Luciana had cared for him so lovingly, treating him as if he were her own, he had no reason to doubt his place in the family.

Now, years of suspicion was finally confirmed. Mitchel felt a profound sense of relief. With the knowledge of the true nature of their relationship, he could now appropriately punish Alexis, this evildoer, no longer bound by any restraints.

Alexis, undeterred, rose from the ground and said to Mitchel defiantly, “I've been your father all your life, and without me, you'd just be an unwanted orphan, a stray dog scorned by all. You should..."

Before Alexis could finish his sentence, there was a loud crash.

"Ah! Ouch!" Alexis cried out in pain.

Mitchel's kick nearly shattered Alexis' knee.

"How dare you..." Alexis didn't get to finish as Mitchel shoved a photo in his face.

The photo captured a moment of someone throwing a burlap sack into a river, a scene Alexis recognized all too well.

Alexis trembled, asking, "You... Where did you find this?"