While Rita Tanner was lucky to only sprain her ankle after the fall, for Jenny Connor, this incident turned into a dangerous turning point.
When George Shuttleworth appeared with excessive concern for Rita, Jenny chose to… remain silent.
Instead of clarifying Rita’s mild condition, she let George believe that the situation was much more serious.
George brought hot soup, took care of her attentively, making Rita both surprised and feel that he was “overdoing it”.
Jenny, in a moment of weakness, took advantage of that concern. She thought that this would be her chance to win George’s heart. But every deception has its price.
Everything was quickly exposed when Brian Packham, accidentally in a conversation, revealed the truth: Rita was only slightly injured. George was stunned to realize that he was being led into a “dramatization” scenario. And the person behind it was none other than Jenny.
Facing Rita, Jenny could not deny. She had to confess everything: she had let George misunderstand, because she wanted him to care about her too much. At that moment, Rita was broken. For many years, she had always treated Jenny as a daughter, trusted and protected her. But now, that trust was being taken advantage of.
Rita’s disappointed and angry look not only hurt Jenny’s heart, but also shocked the audience. The seemingly strong family relationship was now on the verge of collapse. Could Rita forgive Jenny, or would this be a rift that would never heal?