Rory Gibson, who plays Michael, recently shared that he was confident his character would win the custody battle on General Hospital. After days of intense trial, the judge finally gave a verdict on who would get custody of Wiley and Amelia. Willow had hoped that she and Michael would be granted joint custody, but things didn’t go as she wished. Ultimately, Michael was awarded full custody, and Willow suffered a meltdown.

Here’s what Gibson had to say about the latest custody drama.

Rory Gibson talks Michael’s win against Willow in General Hospital

In a conversation with Soap Opera Digest, Gibson shared how he felt a deep connection to his character. He also explained how his character, Michael, had complete faith in his ability to win the case, despite all odds.

“Even though the odds were kind of stacked against him, in his mind, Michael was like, ‘No, there’s no way [I won’t win],’ he stated. “He’s nervous about it because anything could happen, but I think he had convinced himself so thoroughly that, ‘I have to win this. I’m gonna win this. I’m gonna get my kids. I have to have this situation go my way. There’s no other way it can go!” Gibson continued.

After winning the custody battle, he revealed that his character felt an “overwhelming sense of relief.” He believes that this custody battle was significant, apart from his and Sasha’s child’s birth. Michael wanted to keep the kids with him and remove them from Drew’s clutches, as he was constantly manipulating his loved ones.

He also empathizes with Willow’s emotional state after losing custody of the kids and admits it makes him feel sad. However, he acknowledges that there is nothing he can do, as she is the one who has put herself in this difficult situation.

“So as happy as he is that the kids are going to be safe and be with him, he does have that knowledge of, ‘Life isn’t going to be simple or easy as it once was.’ And he knows that this is going to destroy Willow, and that makes him sad. But at the same time, he feels like, ‘She kind of got herself into this mess, and I have to be a little cold about this situation and keep trekking forward.’ But he does have an underlying feeling of pain and loss for Willow, because he can only imagine how it would feel if this was happening to him and he hadn’t won,” Gibson further explained.