At the cliff house, a heartbreaking stillness settles as Liam Spencer receives the devastating truth he’s been dreading. The tumor in his brain is inoperable, and there’s nothing left for the doctors to do but manage the time he has left. When Steffy Forrester delivers the news, she expects devastation—but not the fire that still burns in Liam’s eyes. “I’m not done,” he whispers. “Not yet.”

His determination stuns her. And it sparks a conversation she’s been avoiding—Hope still doesn’t know the truth. Steffy urges Liam to stop shielding her and give her the opportunity to say goodbye, to be there for him while there’s still time. After a pause filled with emotion, Liam nods. Hope deserves that much.

When Hope arrives at the hospital, her face is pale and drawn, but her eyes are full of quiet resolve. Holding Beth close, she walks into Liam’s room. The sight of him—pale, weak, yet still smiling—takes her breath away. There’s no tension in that moment, no rivalry. Just a man and a woman who have loved and lost together.

Steffy stands to the side as Hope sits beside Liam. Both women speak gently, encouraging him to fight, reminding him he still has so much to live for. It’s a brief, peaceful moment—until Liam speaks. With quiet strength, he looks at both of them and says the sentence that sends a tremor through the room.

“If this is the end… I want peace.”

The room falls silent. And then he says it: “You two… you’ve hated each other for years. You’ve torn each other down, taken turns undermining everything the other has built. But I’m asking you—let it go. Forgive. Work together again. For me.”

Hope is visibly shaken. Steffy freezes. Liam’s request isn’t small—it’s monumental. He’s asking them to not just co-exist, but to rebuild trust, to let go of all the bitterness and betrayal they’ve harbored for years. And then he turns to Steffy directly, asking her to do something unthinkable: “Let her come back to Forrester. Give her purpose again. Heal something, even if I’m not here to see it.”

Hope says nothing—her silence is powerful. She knows this is Liam’s moment, and she won’t interrupt it with rebuttals or explanations. But Steffy is torn. Liam is asking her to put aside years of wounds. The betrayals. The war over him. The scars that still ache.

Could she do it?

As she stands there, surrounded by the sterile smell of the hospital and the sound of machines beeping in the background, the weight of Liam’s final wish begins to crush her. She’s facing the impossible: honor the last request of a man she once loved, or protect her pride and keep the war alive.

What happens next could change everything. The Bold and the Beautiful is heading into deeply emotional territory—where grief, forgiveness, and legacy collide in the most heart-wrenching way.