▁back . ▁The ▁two ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁again , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁short - l ived ▁when ▁Br ady ▁Black ▁comes ▁to ▁town . ▁Ch lo e ▁immediately ▁bond ed ▁with ▁Br ady ▁over ▁their ▁shared ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁opera . ▁Ch lo e , ▁still ▁d ating ▁Philip , ▁ass ures ▁him ▁that ▁nothing ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁between ▁them . ▁Br ady , ▁and ▁Ch lo e ' s ▁relationship ▁begins ▁to ▁grow ▁closer , ▁causing ▁more ▁t ension ▁in ▁Philip ▁and ▁Ch lo e ' s ▁relationship . ▁Philip ▁attempts ▁to ▁sab ot age ▁Br ady ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁look ▁like ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁th ief , ▁Ch lo e ▁ends ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁purs ues ▁one ▁with ▁Br ady . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Ch lo e ▁is ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁le uk emia , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Br ady ▁searches ▁for ▁her ▁birth ▁father ▁to ▁provide ▁her ▁with ▁b one ▁mar row . ▁It ▁is ▁ultimately ▁revealed ▁that ▁Nancy ' s ▁husband ▁Dr . ▁Craig ▁Wes ley ▁( Ke vin ▁Sp irt as ) ▁is ▁Ch lo e ' s ▁father , ▁Nancy ▁having ▁given ▁Ch lo e ▁up ▁for ▁ad option ▁without ▁telling ▁Craig . ▁Ch lo e ▁surv ives ▁when ▁her ▁sister , ▁Joy , ▁is ▁born ▁and ▁proves ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁match . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Ch lo e ▁leaves ▁town ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁dream ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁opera ▁singer ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with