But what exactly is his game?
As Carla becomes frustrated, struggling to secure a fabric order, Stephen tells Sarah that she’s clearly the business brains of the factory and she should think about buying Carla out of her share.
After confirming that he’s managed to source the fabric they need at a very good price, Stephen sits down with Sarah over a drink as she takes him through her business ideas, asking him to help her prove to Carla that she knows what she’s talking about.
As Sarah puts pressure on Carla to hire Stephen on a consultancy basis, Carla later voices her concerns about Stephen to Peter and Ken in the Rovers.
When Ken reckons that Stephen's intentions are honourable, Carla agrees that she’ll hire him to do some consultancy work.
At No.8, Stephen urges Sarah to take out a loan and expand the business herself.
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