Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden have faced no end of obstacles in their relationship – and it seems yet another is on the horizon.
Tonight’s episode of Emmerdale saw Ross Barton confront the pair for contacting Angela Reynolds in an attempt to get Seb, Robert’s son, back in their lives.
Ross demands to know what he is playing at, pointing out that Robert signed his son away and that he has been more of a dad to Seb than he has.
“This isn’t about Seb, this is about you two,” Ross shouts, saying that if they want what is best for him, to “leave him alone” before storming out of the house.
Robert laments that maybe Ross has a point, appearing defeated after struggling with the difficulties of not seeing his son.
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Aaron follows Ross and confronts him for getting into Robert’s head, with Ross saying he “won’t stand by and watch them ruin Seb’s life because they got bored”.
Aaron called Robert following the confrontation, and the soap switched to the viewpoint of someone in the bushes. Aaron gets in the car, noticing the car’s windshield has been smashed and immediately accuses Ross.
Ross speaks to Lewis Barton, saying that giving Seb up was the “hardest thing he’s ever done” and that he felt like he wasn’t only letting Seb down, but his ex-girlfriend and Seb’s mother, Rebecca White, too.
Aaron accuses Ross of smashing up his car, which Aaron denies, and Aaron instead hurls abuse at Ross.
He simply responds that if Aaron speaks to him like that again, he will do “a lot worse” than damaging a vehicle, seemingly incriminating himself.
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When Robert returns home to assess the damage, he is sure it is Ross who has done the damage, and his thoughts immediately turn to revenge.
However, it wasn’t Ross that smashed the windscreen, as we soon see Kevin Townsend lurking in the shadows.
Kevin arrived in the ITV soap earlier this year, stunning fans after it was revealed that he was Robert’s estranged husband, whom he married in prison.
Kevin was shocked when he discovered Robert and Aaron had reunited behind his back and had recently attacked Robert during a confrontation in their flat.
He fled the village shortly after, but now he’s back, what trouble could he bring to Robert and Aaron’s doorstep, particularly if they regain contact with Seb?
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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