Do you think they won’t?? Anon, that doesn’t even require telenovela expertise, that’s just normal TV. That’s like…if the suspect they catch in the middle of a detective procedural turns out to be the actual killer and not a red herring.
The big question is when and how. Honestly, I like how much actual weight there was behind it? It’s clearly hurting Val so much, and the last thing Juls would want is for Val to give up everything for her. The more weight behind the breakup, the better the reunion, because they can give them solid in-character, properly motivated writing throughout. With more forced angst it’s like, you didn’t need to be apart, so there’s nothing really significant to write to get them back together.