in his complex game. Knowing the lingering insecurities

Kyle holds about his place in the Abbott family, Victor begins planting seeds of doubt. Kyle has long felt overshadowed by the towering legacy of his father, Jack, always striving to prove himself but never fully escaping the feeling that he’s not quite good enough. This is exactly the vulnerability Victor needs to exploit.

In their secret meetings, Victor carefully begins to manipulate Kyle’s perception of his relationship with Jack. He brings up Jack’s long-lost son, Kemo, a figure Jack has often spoken of with regret and longing. Victor, knowing how this emotional thread might unravel Kyle, slyly asks why Jack seems more obsessed with Kemo than with him. Kyle, confused and unsettled, begins to question everything he thought he knew about his father’s love.

Victor’s words are smooth and calculated, designed to drive a wedge between Kyle and Jack. He suggests that perhaps Jack’s affection for Kyle has never been genuine, hinting that Kemo might be Jack’s only true son. Kyle, always aware of Jack’s deep regret over losing touch with Kemo, is shaken. He begins to wonder if he’s merely been a stand-in, a placeholder for the son Jack really cares about.

Victor seizes on this doubt and presents Kyle with what he claims is irrefutable proof that Jack is not Kyle’s biological father. A forged DNA test, expertly crafted by Victor’s most trusted experts, reveals that Kyle is not Jack’s son at all. Instead, it claims that Kyle’s mother, Diane Jenkins, had a child with another man, someone unknown to the Abbott family. This revelation hits Kyle like a freight train. Every moment of his life with Jack, every piece of fatherly advice and every family gathering, now seems like a cruel illusion.

As Kyle’s world crumbles, Victor carefully observes, waiting for the moment when the fractures in Kyle’s relationship with the Abbotts grow too deep to repair. He feeds Kyle’s growing resentment, suggesting that Jack has always prioritized Kemo over him. According to Victor, Jack’s endless search for Kemo is proof that Kyle has never truly mattered to him. Blinded by pain, Kyle starts to believe the worst. He recalls every wistful story Jack told about Kemo, every time Jack’s eyes lit up when speaking about his lost son. Was this the love Jack had never shown him?

Consumed by anger, Kyle begins to plot his revenge. He wants to make Jack pay for the years of deception, for allowing him to believe he was part of a family that wasn’t really his. Victor, always two steps ahead, fans the flames of Kyle’s rage. He convinces Kyle that cutting ties with the Abbotts is the only way forward, offering to help him forge a new path, free from Jack’s shadow.

Kyle, desperate for an outlet for his anger, is blind to Victor’s manipulation. He vows to never return to the Abbott family and to make Jack regret every lie. His voice, once filled with hurt, is now hardened with resolve, and Victor’s plan seems to be working perfectly. Victor watches with satisfaction as Kyle walks right into his trap, isolated from the people who truly care about him.

Meanwhile, Diane Jenkins, Kyle’s mother, has her own insecurities. She’s long felt threatened by Jack’s past with Kemo’s mother, Lan, believing she’s always been competing with a memory. Victor knows how to exploit Diane’s jealousy as well, ensuring she won’t stand in the way of his scheme to separate Kyle from the Abbotts.

As Victor tightens his grip on Kyle, it becomes clear that reconciliation with Jack may be impossible. Kyle, lost in his pain and anger, is poised to destroy his relationship with his father—all under the careful orchestration of Victor Newman’s master plan.