Just when things seemed stable in Los Angeles, The Bold and the Beautiful unleashes a wave of emotional upheaval that threatens to turn every love story on its head. In the week of August 4, the romantic stakes are sky-high as Hope Logan finds herself caught in a storm of old feelings, new doubts, and devastating truths that could rewrite her future — and shatter Carter’s heart.

Hope has tried to move forward. After her painful breakup with Liam, she sought solace in Carter — a man who promised loyalty, calm, and safety. But that calm was short-lived. Carter’s decision to return Forrester Creations to the family and his impulsive kiss with Daphne Rose nearly wrecked their budding romance. Still, Hope forgave him, and the two became engaged, seemingly stronger than ever. But was it all built on shaky ground?

The answer may lie in a hospital room — and in a lie that changed everything.

Liam’s recent health crisis shook everyone to their core. Diagnosed with a potentially terminal brain tumor after collapsing at his father’s home, Liam chose to push Hope away for her own good. He urged her back toward Carter, wanting her to have someone to lean on once he was gone. Hope, torn between her past and present, agreed — but only after realizing she still loved Liam more than anyone else.

Now the truth is out — and everything has changed.

It turns out Liam may not be dying after all. Whether the tumor was misdiagnosed or successfully removed, the reality is that Liam isn’t going anywhere. And just like that, the very foundation of Hope’s relationship with Carter begins to crumble. If she’s only with Carter because Liam thought he had no future, what happens now that the future is wide open?

Hope is right there by Liam’s side when he gets the news. The look on his face, the weight lifted from his shoulders, the spark between them — it all hits her like a freight train. Questions flood in: Did she make the right choice? Did Liam? Was this all just a cruel trick of timing?

And then, as if fate couldn’t twist the knife deeper, Daphne Rose makes her triumphant return to Los Angeles — still very much in love with Carter and ready to reclaim him. Her presence could be the final blow to Hope and Carter’s engagement, even if no one wants to admit it yet.

The writing’s on the wall, and the signs are impossible to ignore: Hope never stopped loving Liam. Liam never stopped loving Hope. And now that nothing is standing in their way — not a fatal diagnosis, not a misguided sacrifice, not even Carter — the gravitational pull between them is too strong to resist.

As new truths unravel and old emotions reignite, The Bold and the Beautiful delivers a week of heartbreaking decisions and emotional reckonings. Will Hope follow her heart back to Liam… or will she cling to the promise of stability with Carter?