General Hospital Spoilers: Liz Is Shocked, Aiden Makes His Biological Father’s Secret Explode!

General Hospital spoilers tease that actor Colin Cassidy will replace Tristan Riggs as Aiden Spencer. Of course, this change will also bring more drama to the storyline involving his parents, Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Baldwin. The drama of what Aiden learns could change the lives of Aiden, Liz, and Lucky forever.

Lucky’s return to town is driven by his deep desire to reconnect with his son, Aiden, after years of separation. To Aiden, Lucky was virtually a stranger in his life, but now Lucky wants to build a strong relationship and become a positive person in his son’s life. However, the path to forgiveness and acceptance is fraught with complications.

That’s especially true for Aiden, who grew up without a regular father. Having been estranged from his father since childhood, Aiden feels both confused and frustrated. Aiden is both resentful and reluctant about Lucky’s sudden reappearance.

For Liz, the situation is even more complicated. She has every reason to be cautious, having witnessed Lucky’s erratic behavior and sudden disappearances in the past. Liz worries that allowing Lucky back into Aiden’s life could cause her son to suffer if Lucky leaves again. Liz’s protective instincts are strong, and she wants to shield Aiden from the potential pain of abandonment.

After all, Lucky’s past is marked by instability, including his struggle with addiction and his tendency to leave without explanation. Liz fears that history could repeat itself, and the thought of seeing her son hurt makes her extremely anxious.

Lucky is aware of these concerns and assures Liz that he has changed, determined to prove he can be a trustworthy father this time. However, he also made an important promise—never to guarantee Aiden anything he couldn’t keep. Lucky didn’t want Aiden to get his hopes up only to be disappointed, and this oath of honesty was Lucky’s way of trying to regain Liz’s trust.

After much deliberation and hesitation, Liz finally agreed to let Lucky be a part of Aiden’s life, hoping this time things would be different. As Lucky and Aiden began to spend more time together, the relationship between father and son started to grow. Lucky tried his best to make up for lost time by being present in Aiden’s life, whether it was helping with schoolwork, attending sporting events, or simply spending quality time together.

Slowly but surely, Aiden began to warm up to his father and allowed himself to believe that perhaps Lucky had truly changed. This newfound connection gave Aiden a sense of hope and excitement that he had never experienced before.

However, Lucky harbored a secret he had kept hidden for years—a secret that could shatter the fragile relationship he was building with his son. Unbeknownst to Liz and Aiden, Lucky had another family outside of town, a fact he had carefully concealed. He knew that if this secret were discovered, it could destroy any chance he had of maintaining a relationship with Aiden.

Lucky struggled with guilt, torn between his desire to be honest and his fear of losing the progress he had made with his son. Unfortunately for Lucky, secrets have a way of revealing themselves at the worst possible times.

One afternoon, while visiting his father’s house, Aiden accidentally learned the truth. Lucky, in a moment of distraction, left his phone behind when he stepped out. Curious, Aiden picked up the phone when it rang, only to hear a conversation that made it clear his father had another family—a wife, maybe even another child, living in another town.

The weight of this discovery hit Aiden like a ton of bricks. The betrayal left him feeling overwhelmed. Angry and hurt, Aiden immediately left, unable to process the fact that his father—whom he had finally begun to trust—had hidden something so important.

The thought that Lucky could keep such a large part of his life a secret devastated Aiden, who had been hesitant to let his father back in. Aiden’s fragile trust in Lucky was shattered, and the budding relationship they had begun to form was now in tatters.

Aiden struggled with his emotions and went straight to Liz to tell her everything. For Liz, this truth confirmed her worst fears about Lucky. Her instincts about his unreliability and dishonesty had been right all along. She had hoped that allowing Lucky back into Aiden’s life would be a positive step forward, but now it felt like a huge mistake. Liz was furious—not only for herself but, more importantly, for Aiden, who now had to deal with the pain of knowing his father had deceived him.