Bev has plans for Hayley’s baby
AS HAYLEY IS MANIPULATED, IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT BEV HAS A WICKED PLAN…
Young mum Hayley Slater is manipulated by her own callous mother Bev this week, as the older woman tries to persuade her own daughter to give up her newborn child! But why is she so keen for Hayley to part company with her little girl? Soon, it becomes clear that Bev has something truly wicked in mind…
Bev’s machinations are particularly cruel, because although Hayley has spent months fearing the worst during her pregnancy, she seems to have finally turned a corner now that her baby girl has arrived. Having got past a few dicey moments when she abandoned her daughter on the Ahmeds’ doorstep, Hayley has taken some tentative steps towards bonding with her little one. However, spiteful Bev is keen to reverse any progress that has been made.
“This woman is beyond belief,” spits our Walford insider. “The last thing Hayley needs right now is a drip-feed of Bev’s poisonous negativity. And yet that’s exactly what’s happening, even though Hayley is trying her best. Bev is hell-bent on criticising every effort Hayley makes. She clearly wants to put her off the idea of motherhood altogether – but to what end?”
Bev encourages Hayley to go outside to get some fresh air. However, it becomes obvious that this is simply a ruse to give Bev the opportunity to put the next stage of her plan into action, and once Hayley has gone, Bev takes a photo of the baby. When Hayley returns after her walk, she comes back in to hear Bev speaking on the phone – and is horrified by what she overhears her mum saying…
“The last thing that Hayley needs now is Bev’s negativity”
“It’s clear that Bev thinks Hayley would be better off without the baby,” reasons our mole. “She reckons Hayley ruined her life, and if she could turn back the clock, she’d get rid of her. So her attitude towards Hayley’s own child is hardly surprising! Hayley isn’t sure what to do, but she’s feeling so vulnerable it won’t take much for her to cave in to Bev’s demands.”
The next day, Hayley secretly calls Jean to express her conflicted emotions – and her kindly relative tries to reassure her. However, neither woman is aware that they have an eavesdropper… Kat is listening in at No 31, while Bev is keeping a watchful eye at Hayley’s end.
Worried that Jean might try to derail her plans, Bev intercepts her target. But while Bev warns jittery Jean to keep her distance, Kat has taken a trip to talk to her cousin.
“Hayley opens up to Kat, and reveals how Bev is pushing for her to give the baby away,” reveals our sneak. “Before they can finish their heart-to-heart, they’re interrupted by Bev – and Kat wastes no time in telling the awful woman exactly what she thinks of her! Bev might carry the surname Slater, but she’s unfit to be part of the family as far as Kat is concerned.”
As the two argue, Hayley storms out, leaving them alone – which is when Bev surprises Kat by changing tack.
“Bev offers Kat a cut of the money from what she’s got planned for the baby,” gasps our snitch. “It’s out-andout bribery! Is there no level to which this depraved woman will sink? Surely Kat won’t end up being tempted by such a sick offer – or will she?”