Emmerdale fans saw ITV soap favourite Ruby Fox-Miligan and her husband Caleb’s marriage come to a devastating end on Wednesday’s night’s episode

Ruby Fox-Miligan (played by Beth Cordingly) has confirmed plans to part ways with her long-term husband Caleb (William Ash) after his shocking betrayal was finally brought to light.

Caleb, a scheming businessman, has been harboring a dreadful secret from his wife. Last month, when Ruby’s estranged mother Helen Fox (Sharon Maughan) attempted to reach out to her, Caleb stepped in and paid Helen a visit.

During this visit, Helen revealed that she was terminally ill and wished to reconcile with Ruby. Caleb demanded that if Helen truly wanted to see Ruby, she would have to pay him £100k upfront.

The hospital contacted Ruby to visit her mum, but upon her arrival, the nurse informed her that Helen had passed away just 20 minutes prior. Ruby was left heartbroken, having not had the chance to reunite with her estranged mother before her passing, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Fast forward to Wednesday’s episode (October 16), Ruby briefly discussed the topic of death with Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) who is mourning the loss of the legendary character Zak (Steve Halliwell).

Chas suggested that Ruby should visit the hospital and inquire if her mother had mentioned her before her passing. Upon arriving at the hospital, Ruby spoke with the nurse who was present during Helen’s final moments and confirmed that they had indeed talked about Ruby.

The nurse nonchalantly mentioned that Caleb had visited Helen on the ward just hours before her death. This revelation broke Ruby’s heart, and when she confronted Caleb about it at home, he seemed uneasy as she opened up about Helen’s death.

Ruby couldn’t contain her shock when she discovered Caleb had been to see Helen, and even worse, he’d prevented her from bidding her dying mum farewell, depriving her of closure.

Things reached boiling point between the couple and Ruby, unable to hold back any longer, yelled at Caleb to leave their home. “Get out, you have lied to me for the last time Caleb I am done with you for good this time”, she wailed, spelling the end of their union.

“Just go”, she said, tears in her eyes as a hesitant Caleb exited through the front door, leaving Ruby in pieces.

What’s next for Ruby and Caleb? Will there be forgiveness for Caleb’s actions or has he lost Ruby’s trust forever?

Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV and ITVX