The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Week of July 17 – Shocking Marriage Decision, Secrets at Risk and Big Reveals in Court

The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) spoilers for the week of July 17-21 reveal that Hope Spencer (Annika Noelle) may end up in control of her own destiny. Since it looks like Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) may be willing to pump the brakes on the divorce after all, will that change anything for Hope?

Although Hope initially fought for her marriage, something shifted once Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) became part of the conversation.

Hope has finally realized just how much she hates having to share half of Liam’s heart.

Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) blew Hope’s mind in bed and can offer her total loyalty unlike Liam, so he’s got far more selling points than her current husband.

At the same time, Hope has built a family and a life with Liam, so she could be tempted to cling to the past despite all their problems.

B&B spoilers say Hope will make a choice that’s a game-changer, but what does that mean exactly?

Will Hope take the empowered approach and become the one to reject Liam this time around?

That’s definitely an option to consider since Hope’s ring removal moment felt like a major turning point.

Based on everything Hope’s been saying, it seems like she’s ready to move on from Liam the waffler.

However, it’s also possible Hope will cast Thomas aside and count on him to keep what happened in bed a secret.

Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) would have to keep that secret as well following her bedroom barge-in, so that option could get messy.

Regardless, Hope will find herself with a decision to make, so she’ll try to make the right one.

Big changes are coming no matter what choice Hope ultimately settles on!

Other Bold and the Beautiful spoilers say Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) will head to the courtroom as her trial finally kicks off.

Sheila didn’t have much hope of getting out of prison when Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) came to visit her, but something tells us she’ll find her optimism again.

Since Sheila feels like everyone underestimates her ability to wiggle out of trouble, she may be on the verge of achieving freedom in another twist of fate.

Whatever the case, Sheila’s trial will come with some shocking revelations as well as some betrayals along the way.

Could the news of Deacon’s buried romance with Sheila come to light during all the legal drama?

The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers say Deacon’s life could get a lot more complicated soon, so stay tuned for updates on all the courtroom conflict.