Emmerdale's Jai devastated after new rejection from Laurel

Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Emmerdale's Jai Sharma faces new heartbreak over his relationship with Laurel Thomas next week, as she accuses him of taking drugs again.

Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) has been seen giving Jai (Chris Bisson) another chance over the past few weeks, after she previously split with her partner over his lies about his finances and his decision to fraudulently apply for a loan in her name.

But their rekindled romance could be about to crash to an end already, as Jai ends up in a very compromising position next week.

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Since Jai was forced to sell his share of the Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits centre to Kim Tate (Claire King), Kim has been holding Jai's new tenuous position over his head, and this week she instructs him to fire the part-time workers and re-hire them on zero-hour contracts in order to keep his own job.

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Following this development, the HOP staff form a picket line to protest their new work contracts. Exasperated Kim is furious and she immediately demotes Jai until he can resolve the situation.

With the picket line deterring potential customers, Kim orders Jai to get the staff back inside and back to work — but his reaction leaves her stunned.

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The next day, Kim is fuming when she is forced to step in and waitress at the HOP, particularly when a wealthy friend of hers turns up for a coffee.

Jai and Laurel soon meet up with a stubborn Kim and present to her a case study arguing against zero-hour contracts, hoping that their efforts can make a difference to the HOP's workers.

That evening, Laurel arrives at Holdgate and announces to Jai that, after seeing the way that he has handled the strike situation, she is ready for them to get back together properly. The couple are overjoyed to have rekindled their relationship and Jai feels on top of the world.

However, it's clear that Kim is still feeling bitter about the whole affair...

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When Jai later realises that he can't find his wallet, he and Laurel return to Take A Vow to search for it. They soon discover the wallet lurking down the back of a chair, but are shocked when they also find a tiny bag of drugs with it.

With Jai having previously battled drug addiction, Laurel and his sister Priya Kotecha (Fiona Wade) both accuse him of being the owner of the bag.

Confused, Jai struggles to find an explanation but Laurel takes this as an admittance of guilt and explodes with rage at Jai, who is convinced that Kim must have set him up.

The next day, Jai is determined to win Laurel round again and, when she finally starts to believe his version of the story, he almost collapses with relief to have earned her trust again.

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However, later that evening, events take another turn when Jai's dad Rishi Sharma (Bhasker Patel) tells shocked Laurel that the kids almost caught Jai with drugs a few weeks ago, when he came close to relapsing.

Horrified at what the kids could have got caught up with, Laurel's anger returns and comes to a boil. Jai realises that he has just lost everything all over again and fights back tears as he tries to handle his hurt.

When they get to work, Jai and Laurel can't stop bickering behind the counter and their tension is noticed by Kim, who quickly puts both of their jobs on the line.

Is this the end of the road for the couple after all their troubles?

Emmerdale airs these scenes in the week commencing April 25 on ITV. The show also streams on the ITV Hub.