Homelander watched Butcher approach, his expression abruptly turning cold. Murderous intent surged in his eyes, and his voice was chilling.
"Billy Butcher! You have a death wish! I spared your life before for Becca and Ryan's sake. But now, no one will know if I kill you."
Butcher kept walking, staring straight at the openly murderous Homelander. There was no fear in his eyes; instead, they flickered slightly.
It was exactly as he had suspected all along.
"That kid is yours!"
The moment he said it, the fierce killing intent enveloping him abruptly faltered.
Homelander's tense face instantly relaxed. An obsessive, somewhat smug smile crept onto his lips, and he let out a low, clear laugh, unable to hide the excitement in his voice.
"Hahaha, that's right. Yes, Ryan is my son. Mine and Becca's!"
Butcher drew a deep breath. His tangled thoughts instantly cleared, and he finally pieced together the entire chain of events.
After Homelander assaulted Becca back then, she had unexpectedly become pregnant with Ryan. Vought International had secretly suppressed all information and deliberately concealed the child's parentage, all to hold a crucial bargaining chip that could restrain and control Homelander.
But the truth could not stay hidden forever. Homelander had eventually discovered this secret, buried for years.
When Homelander had sought him out before, he had most likely only just learned he had a son.
For more than a decade, Becca had raised Ryan alone, mother and son depending on each other. Yet Ryan had never known who his biological father was, much less felt any familial affection for Homelander or known anything about him.
To truly win Ryan over, to make the child accept and acknowledge him, Becca's attitude was the only key.
Only with Becca, his mother, willingly introducing him and guiding the boy