‘General Hospital’ (GH) spoilers reveal Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) was initially plagued by guilt for keeping her lips sealed about who Willow Tait’s (Katelyn MacMullen) real birth mother is. When Harmony Miller (Inga Cadranel) left Carly with the truth as she died, Carly promised to protect Willow from Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), and so far, she’s been able to convince herself she’s going just that by never letting anyone know Nina is Willow’s birth mom.
But along the way, Carly opened up to Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) about her guilt, and he convinced her to do a DNA test to see if it was even true. It was clear Drew’s thought process was that if it was true, Willow should be told, and if it wasn’t, Carly never had to bring it up.
Well, the DNA results showed Willow and Nina are mother and daughter, and instead of telling the truth, Carly lied to Drew and said it wasn’t a match. Of course, at the time, Carly had no idea she would end up heading toward a relationship with Drew. Now that she is, this secret is going to start weighing on her again when she thought she was done with it.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Straight From the Horse’s Mouth
To be fair, Carly hasn’t really had to convince herself that this is what is in Willow’s best interest. After all, Willow told Carly directly that she didn’t want to know who her birth mother is because they would probably end up being someone like Nina. That was enough for Carly to rethink any intent to tell Willow and to pack away that secret for good. Willow had good memories of Harmony to cherish, and she was living a full and happy life now. There was no reason to taint all of that by tying her for life to a woman she hated.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Carly’s Lying to Drew, and Herself
Still, Carly can’t be sure that her intention was only to protect Willow and not to protect herself. Is there any part of her that withheld this truth merely because it hurts Nina? Was Carly still reeling from Nina hurting her family and destroying her marriage to Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard)? Could it be any part of her was seeking to settle the score in her own mind? Now that Carly has gotten away from Port Charles for a while and made peace with the past she left behind in Jacksonville, she’s got a new outlook on life, and she just might not feel good about the way she handled that secret.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Drew Will Hold Her Accountable
Still, what will become more bothersome for Carly isn’t that she was lying to herself. She can stop that anytime without too many repercussions. But once Drew finds out she lied to him, it could spell the end of their relationship, and Carly really wants to see where this friendship-turned-flirtation between them could go.
Can we blame her? Stay tuned right here for more GH news and spoilers on what comes next for Carly and her conscience.
