Phalcon model saves everything except new added attributes - php

I received an update of a Phalcon model class and I had to update my local data table with the new attributes the model contains. Usually this kind of operation is not a problem, I simply launch an alter SQL query on the to add the columns, assign values to the object, call save and that's it.
However this time something strange happened: when I call save() on the model, everything is updated/created except the two new attributes I've added in my table. I checked the logs to take a look at the raw SQL query and the two new attributes are missing, the funny thing is that this operation worked the first times I tested it.
I think this error might come from the framework, after debugging my code I see clearly that the model takes the new values but for some reason cannot pass it to the SQL query.
Thus my question is the following: is there a way to force the Phalcon model to be sync again with my table?

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Hello guys, I created a "promos" table and now, I am working on the CRUD functionalities of this module. The "create" functionality is done and I encountered no problems. My only problem is this when I am updating my model and it is very weird.
It seems that $this->model->where('id', $id)->first() cannot see and retrieve the list of columns. Here is the screenshot.
I already tried composer dump-autoload and php artisan clear-compiled hoping the problem will fix itself.
For additional reference, here is my schema, model and code:
Other notes: $this->model points to the Promo model
EDIT:
I did not display the controllers specifically the update method as stated by #OmarTarek. Our company is using RepositoryInterface Pattern. Instead of the normal View=>Controller=>Model when saving data to the database, our workflow is like this View=>Controller=>Repository=>Model
In my controller, my code is
While in my repository, my code is like this:
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It is the BaseRepository
I highlighted the code that is giving the error.
EDIT II:
I already implemented the change suggested by #PaladiN. The error still displays and the update method still don't work.
You can remove the first() since the id is a primary key. Also you're calling the update statement again on updateData() method, you should remove that.
$this->model->where($key, $value)->update($data);
Also when you either define $fillable or $guarded, not both. When you define $guarded with an empty array, all the fields become fillable by default. Another thing would be to check if the model created in the constructor using make() is a valid model instance before proceeding.
sorry for the late update. I just fixed this error but I still don't know how this error happened. It seems that a mutator from our BaseModel.php interferes with the updating of data.
I tried overriding the mutator in my Promo.php model to make the update method work and the error no longer shows.
I still don't know what caused the error but I am eager to deliver this module first to our clients so I will investigate how this scenario happened next time.
Thanks guys.

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