The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) spoilers recap for Wednesday, July 14, reveals that Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) declared Justin Barber (Aaron D. Spears) dead to him and cut ties with his ex-friend. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) also made a heartfelt vow to Hope Spencer (Annika Noelle), so here’s how it all happened in Wednesday’s B&B episode.
At the cabin, Liam was overjoyed after putting the kids to bed – though they all had trouble tearing themselves away from one another.
Liam thought it was a dream come true to be back with Hope, Douglas Forrester (Henry Joseph Samiri) and Beth Spencer (River Davidson and Madeline Valdez), but he knew that wasn’t entirely true.
Liam acknowledged that Vinny Walker’s (Joe LoCicero) suicide was a nightmare and assumed there was more to the story of how he walked free.
Hope confessed that Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) was the real reason Liam wasn’t in jail and explained the kidnapping story off screen.
Liam reeled over Justin’s involvement and worried about how his dad would react to such a horrible betrayal.
After Liam reflected on his time in prison, he vowed to love, honor and cherish Hope for the rest of his life. Hope kissed Liam passionately as they continued to celebrate their reunion.
At Spencer Publications, Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) was thrilled to see Bill in Katie Logan’s (Heather Tom) arms.
Thomas was there, so Bill opted to let him explain the suicide video and how it led to the Spencer men getting off the hook.
Thomas also revealed that he planned to come forward right away, but he wasn’t able to.
Katie wondered why Thomas would let Bill and Liam sit in jail for a moment longer than necessary, so Thomas revealed that Justin silenced him.
Thomas told the story of how Justin knocked him out cold and brought him down to a storage facility at Spencer Publications.
Katie was in disbelief, and Wyatt struggled to understand this shocker as well.
After Thomas admitted it was so Justin could make a takeover play for Spencer – and then Justin showed up to point out that “Dollar Bill” was back on his throne.
Bill said that Thomas’ accusation was unfathomable and pushed Justin to tell him it wasn’t true. He vowed to believe Justin if that was the case, but Justin simply apologized for what he did.
Justin also confessed to erasing the texts and video from Thomas’ phone. He was going to free Thomas, but Thomas had already escaped when he got down there.
Justin couldn’t apologize enough – and Thomas insisted Justin was right about that. Before Thomas left, Bill thanked him for everything and shook his hand as he gave him a clean slate.
Once Bill was alone with Justin, he pointed out that Justin was going to let him rot in a cell along with his son – all while Justin tried to steal the company!
Justin pointed out that he dedicated decades to fixing all Bill’s messes and being his fall guy. He hoped that one day his loyalty would pay off, but that day never came.
“So yeah, maybe I snapped,” Justin said. He also felt he had learned from the best.
Bill argued that there was no relationship that mattered more to him personally or professionally. Justin was his wingman, confidant and blood brother, but now he’d become Bill’s Judas.
Bill ranted about Justin betraying him in such a heinous way, but Justin delivered what he hoped Bill knew was a sincere apology.
Justin pushed Bill to somehow find it in his heart to forgive him, but Bill insisted that the name of the company was SPENCER Publications.
Justin wasn’t blood, so Bill thought there had been an understanding that his sons would inherit the company.
Bill pointed out that he’d paid Justin handsomely to be his trusted right-hand and had always been clear on where things stood. Justin assured Bill that although he lost it for a bit, he was back to his old self.
Unfortunately, Bill didn’t even know Justin anymore. He yelled about Justin stabbing him in the back after all these years of loving him like a brother.
“You are dead to me,” Bill declared. “I don’t ever want to see your face again. OUT!” Once Justin slowly exited, Bill slammed his hand down on the desk and cried.
At Forrester Creations, Paris Buckingham (Diamond White) marveled over Liam going free along with Bill and was happy for Hope.
Paris told Zende Forrester-Dominguez (Delon de Metz) that she didn’t expect Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes) would be back anytime soon.
Zende was still in shock over Quinn Forrester’s (Rena Sofer) affair with Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor).
When Paris asked if Carter and Zoe being over changed anything for Zende, he offered reassurance.
There was a bit of a spark between Zende and Zoe once upon a time, but he wasn’t willing to throw everything away for it – then or now.
Paris responded to that by locking lips with Zende.
The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers say Zende and Paris’ romance will continue to bloom, so stay tuned. CDL’s where you want to be for exciting Bold and the Beautiful spoilers, updates and news, so drop by frequently.