Coronation Street fans were left horrified when Mike and Esther returned to Weatherfield with a new offer for Summer Spellman after they discovered she was lying to them about still being pregnant. The teen has been embroiled in a web of lies after falling pregnant with boyfriend Aaron Sandford.
After talking it through, the pair decided they weren't ready to be parents and with concerns for Summer's health following her diabetes diagnosis and her battle with bulimia, they decided for Summer to have an abortion. However, Mike and Esther came in and, desperate for a child of their own, they approached Summer with a different solution.
The parishioners of Summer's guardian Billy Mayhe discovered she was expecting and her doubts, so stepped in and said they wanted to adopt her baby - and handed over £10,000 to them. Desperate for the money to send Aaron's dad, Eric, to rehab, the pair accepted and their lies began.
