When Curtis and Portia were taking a break, he found himself opening up to Jordan. One thing led to another, and they kissed. Curtis didn't tell Portia about it, but her brother, Zeke Robinson (Gavin Houston), blabbed after Jordan confessed to him when she didn't know he was related to Portia. Portia was upset and angry that Curtis didn't tell her. A levelheaded person would have rationalized it by saying that she and Curtis were even. Each had a secret, and both are out in the open now. 

Even Jordan knew about Portia's secret but she didn't divulge it, claiming it wasn't her tale to tell. Soap Spoiler theorized that Portia is trying to minimize her own secret's damage to their family by being exorbitantly angry about the kiss. Portia even slept at the hospital, rather than going home because she couldn't take it. The hypocrisy is staggering. Meanwhile, Curtis has allowed mobster Selina Wu (Lydia Look) to operate illegal poker games in the back room of his club, the Savoy. 

He's also been offered a job by the World Security Bureau but hasn't told Portia about it yet. Curtis sits atop his high horse, simply keeping information hidden when it suits him. Portia rationalized the scandal surrounding her daughter's paternity by arguing that Curtis was out of the picture at the time, and she didn't want to hurt her then-husband.