Devastated, she returns to New York for school.Ĭhris decides to find a new house for Cathy, Jory, the twins, and himself after having enough of Bart's attitude. Cindy wants to start a relationship with Bart and admits she does have feelings for him (even admitting she knows about Cathy and Chris' secret) but he rejects her. Bart follows Cindy as she meets with another boyfriend at a bar, and confronts her on her way home in the woods and, in the heat of the moment, has sex with her. However, she has no interest in them and Jory, and abruptly abandons them. She gives birth to a boy and girl named Darren and Deirdre. On Christmas Day, Bart deliberately confesses his affair with Melodie to Jory, and the shock causes her to go into labor. Despite his hatred towards her, Bart starts to lust for Cindy. Cindy brings a boyfriend, Lance, to meet the family but Bart beats him after he catches them having sex. Melodie promises Jory to be more attentive to him but she attempts to continue her affair with Bart, who ultimately spurns her. Cathy confronts Melodie, threatening to ruin her life if she doesn't start being there for Jory, especially after he attempts suicide by drowning in the pool. Bart says Melodie loves him and points out that Malcolm was obsessed with his own mother until she abandoned him, and he says how much he hates seeing her with Chris. Cathy finds out about Bart and Melodie's affair when she walks in on them having sex. When Jory comes home, Corrine's will is read and Bart is enraged to learn he wont inherit the Foxworth estate until his 35th birthday, leaving Chris as the guardian of his money until then.

Bart denies this to Cathy and Chris, but they don't believe him.Īs months pass, with Jory hospitalized and Melodie depressed, Bart takes advantage of her and seduces her. Cindy suspects that Bart is responsible for the incident due to him upgrading his insurance policy on the day of the accident. Melodie is distraught and says she cant live with a husband who cant dance and make love to her again. At the birthday party, Jory and Cindy perform a ballet for the guests but Jory is injured in an accident that leaves him paralyzed from the waist down and ends his dance career. The next day, Cindy arrives and bart welcomes her with contempt. Everyone but Bart is excited of the news, and Bart is jealous of Jory because he lusts for Melodie. Jory and his wife, Melodie, arrive to announce she is pregnant with twins. Bart has remained obsessed with Malcolm and has an estranged relationship with his mother and uncle due to their incestuous relationship, and even changes his last name to Foxworth to keep his distance from them. Thirteen years after If There Be Thorns, Cathy and Chris arrive at Foxworth Hall, which has been rebuilt by Bart, for his 25th birthday party. It was adapted from the novel with the same name. Seeds of Yesterday is a 2015 film that was produced by Lifetime and aired on April 12, 2015.

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