Max tries to deal with the devastating news: Steph loves Toadie. Boyd is delighted by his father’s return and gets angry when Steph tells him things can’t revert to how they were before Max disappeared. Boyd convinces Max to fight for Steph and Max reassures his son he’s here to do just that.

Meanwhile, Janae decides to ease Steph’s tough decision by revealing her belief that Max was having an affair. Steph confronts Max but his explanation only causes her further pain: Max turned to another family instead of his own in a time of need. Steph visits Toadie in hospital and he implores her to see her future is with him. Steph’s left with a terrible decision: whose heart will she break?Despite telling the truth about his super wealthy status, Will is frustrated when Carmella thinks he’s still lying. But Elle believes Will is being honest and sends a text message on Carmella’s behalf daring him to prove it. Will takes disbelieving Carmella to one of the luxury hotels his family owns, and re-pledges his love for Carmella: she’s the only girl who has ever loved him, not his riches. But Will’s hope for a fairytale ending is dashed when Carmella declares she can never trust him again.Ned’s confident new persona is threatened when Frazer reveals he knows Ned stole his racing tips. Guilty Ned gets defensive but Frazer’s not worried about the tips, just about Ned getting out of his depth as a gambler. Ned assures Frazer he’s merely enjoying the odd flutter. But when Ned lies to his brother Stu about why he needs to borrow some money, it’s obvious he’s already in way over his head.

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