Emmerdale spoilers follow from Monday's episode (14 July), which is available to watch now on streaming service ITVX but hasn't yet aired on ITV1.
Emmerdale's Brenda Walker has unleashed an off-camera twist, leaving Nicola King furious.
Brenda exited the village back in April as she headed off on a three-month cruise with her former stepdaughter Cathy Hope. While on her new adventure, Brenda sent a letter to Eric Pollard to explain that she wouldn't be returning home.
Recently, Nicola King has been struggling to manage the café without her business partner. Viewers have seen her enlist the help of Lewis Barton, whose new menu ideas and bubbly personality have proved popular with customers.
In today's episode, Lewis's charming "superpower" continued to increase sales. However, Nicola was stressed about not being able to reach Brenda, despite calling her and leaving multiple messages.
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"Why should we work our fingers to the bone, while she works her way through the Mounties?" she complained to Jimmy.
Later, Ross visited his brother at work and was shocked to learn that Lewis was thinking of leaving the Dales.
"Me moving to the village was always gonna be temporary," Lewis explained. "I don't wanna be washing coffee cups for the rest of my life. I wanna run my own business."
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Lewis noticed Ross' disappointment at the prospect of losing another family member, and when Bob popped in for a coffee, he suddenly had an idea.
Meanwhile, Nicola's attempts to contact Brenda continued in vain, and she decided to try Cathy's phone instead. She was interrupted by Bob and Lewis, who returned to the café with an announcement.
"Bob got in touch with Cathy, and Brenda was with her," said Lewis. "You don't need to worry anymore. She's agreed to sell!"
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The pair explained that Brenda was selling her shares to Lewis, who was delighted to finally become a business owner.
But Nicola seemed less than impressed with the news. Will she be able to relinquish some of her power?
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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