Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Henley pressed Alexis, word for word, “Tell me, is what they said true?”
Alexis’ face flushed as if he had been slapped. He couldn’t bring himself to respond to this question. Fuming, he pointed at Hector, snapping, “You’re just trying to slander me! I am undeniably a member of the Clement family!”
Alexis cleverly shifted the blame to Hector, accusing, “I see you’re after the Clement family’s fortune and are trying to smear my name. Don’t think we can’t see your hidden agenda!”
Alexis was quite cunning and skilled at stirring up conflicts.
What scion of a wealthy family didn’t harbor some dark secrets? And with many siblings, power struggles, both open and covert, were inevitable, especially concerning the family fortune. These seemingly dignified individuals would shed their facades, using any means necessary to achieve their ends.
Alexis, confident that Hector had no concrete evidence, refused to confess. Furthermore, he assumed he had destroyed all the documents about his background. As long as he remained cautious and avoided DNA testing, no one could prove he wasn’t a member of the Clement family.
Squeezing Henley’s hand tightly, Alexis shook with emotion, saying, “Henley, trust me, I’ll ensure you become the next leader of the Clement family. You’re part of this family, my son!”
Henley’s fist clenched tightly. How come he was deceived again? Once more, he found himself sinking back into the dirt. He pivoted and stormed out of the venue, ignoring Alexis’ desperate calls.
Henley had given up on Alexis entirely, deeming the latter as utterly worthless. His expression turned ice-cold once he calmed down and realized the situation.
From his initial shock to his newly regained composure, his eyes clearly showed that he had lost all hope that Alexis could provide what he desired.
Henley grasped he would have to depend on himself moving forward. But now was not the right moment to act, as the situation was clearly not in his favor.
No matter how loudly Alexis called out to him, Henley simply ignored.
Alexis channeled his anger toward Cornell on stage.
“You monster! It’s your fault my son won’t listen to me anymore. And now, you even want to strip away my identity as a Clement!” Alexis shouted as he advanced furiously toward Hector.
Just as Alexis rushed forward, he tripped on the stairs and kneeled before Hector and Cornell, looking rather pitiful.
Cap?tulo 925:
Looking down at the pitiful Alexis, Hector felt a wave of disgust.
Greed had cost Alexis everything.
Hector recalled how, in his younger days, Alexis had a simple, honest look and the demeanor of a responsible elder brother.
After hearing about Hector’s older brother’s death in a car accident, Alexis went so far as to volunteer for sterilization. He kneeled before Kyler, promising to regard Cornell as his sole biological son.
Kyler was no fool and had investigated Alexis’ sterilization, which was indeed true and irreversible.
To fully gain Kyler’s trust, Alexis’ sterilization robbed Luciana of the chance to have her own children. It demonstrated his underlying ruthlessness.
At that time, everyone was deceived by Alexis’ seemingly genuine nature, and Kyler eventually decided to entrust Cornell with Alexis’ care.
Little did they know, Alexis had preserved his sperm before the procedure, leading to the birth of Henley, which he kept a secret, ensuring Henley never appeared.
Yet, this deceit directly contributed to Henley’s troubled personality.
Later, when Henley fell into a coma after a car incident, Alexis had him sent abroad for top-notch treatment. Alexis’ disdain for Cornell deepened, and he blamed Cornell for Henley’s precarious condition.
But Alexis never considered that without Cornell, he would never have earned Kyler’s trust and achieved his current status.
Ultimately, Alexis was trapped by his own greed, turning him into this despicable.
Hector’s expression was grave as he challenged Alexis, “Do you think I can’t prove who you really are?”
Hector clapped his hands, and an assistant came forward with a box.
Alexis was dumbfounded. “This… How could… This…” He recognized the box as the one Kyler had stashed away in the safe. But he assumed he had destroyed it. How could this be?
“Does this look familiar to you?” Hector resolved Alexis’.
“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!”
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“Utterly incorrigible!” Cornell said disdainfully. Even now, Alexis still showed no remorse, clearly rotten to the core.
Cornell 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, Cornell chose not to disturb Kyler with these issues.
At that time, Cornell 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. Cornell 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 Cornell 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.
Cornell’s kick nearly shattered Alexis’ knee.
“How dare you…” Alexis didn’t get to finish as Cornell 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?”
Cornell responded coldly, “Alexis, I’ve collected and submitted the evidence of your hiring someone to kill Beuford.”
The police had arrived at the scene. They approached, showed their badges, and then brought out handcuffs to arrest Alexis.
Realizing the gravity of his situation, Alexis became hysterical and screamed, “You monster! It’s you. You set me up!”
Cornell stepped forward and solemnly declared, “The evidence is solid. It’s enough to lock you away for good, where you’ll never see daylight again. Better beg Beuford for forgiveness in your afterlife.”
Alexis struggled hard, protesting, “No! I don’t want it! You can’t do this to me! No one can bring me down. What do you think you are?”
Cornell merely sneered and whispered, “When you’re down there, make sure to seek my grandpa’s forgiveness, and don’t forget my unborn child.”
“The child…” Alexis’s eyes widened in shock. “What do you know?”
With a chilling tone, Cornell stated, “The incident where Tessa kidnapped Audrey, causing her miscarriage, you and Katie were involved, weren’t you?”
Alexis reeled, his complexion turning ashen. How could Cornell know such a deeply buried secret?
Cornell casually noted, “I tracked down the assistant who used to handle your dirty work.”
Seeing Alexis’ baffled look, Cornell elaborated, “Yes, the assistant who supposedly died in that car accident, he didn’t really die. He faked his death to escape your hunting down.”
Alexis turned ghostly pale. Back then, he had sensed Katie was up to something, so he had secretly approached her, who soon revealed a sinister plot.
Cap?tulo 927:
The plot was to use Cecilia and Tessa to eliminate Audrey, the woman Cornell loved, thereby upending his life.
Although Katie and Alexis had different motives, their goals were the same. Katie hoped the tragedy would leave Cornell isolated and vulnerable to her charms, while Alexis saw an opportunity to ruin Cornell and capitalize on his misfortune. Their interests were perfectly aligned.
So, Alexis adopted Katie’s scheme, having his assistant covertly support Cecilia’s and Tessa’s efforts, which proved quite effective.
Cecilia and Tessa were far from being decent, and the scheme went without a hitch.
After Audrey’s child vanished and Tessa faced murder accusations, Alexis figured that part of the job was pretty much over. He really did consider getting rid of his assistant back then. Just before he could do something to end his assistant, the news of the death of his assistant arrived.
Having underestimated his assistant, Alexis didn’t bother to investigate the so-called death of his assistant, assuming his assistant wouldn’t dare to trick him, and was delighted to have fortune on his side.
However, Alexis was unaware of his assistant’s cunning nature. Having foreseen Alexis’ intent to kill him after having him do the dirty work, the assistant wittingly kept the evidence of Alexis’ involvement with the kidnapping case.
Grinding his teeth with hatred and frustration, Alexis realized he was doomed.
The police were ready to take Alexis away, not granting them the time to chat anymore.
Just then, Alexis seemed to have thought of something, exclaiming, “So you knew Katie was involved, yet you still married her! What are you playing at?”