The battle for Forrester Creations reaches a dramatic turning point when Carter Walton

Forrester Creations to its rightful owner, Ridge Forrester. This move earns him redemption in the

eyes of the Forrester family, allowing him to regain their trust and repair his damaged reputation. However, not everyone gets a second chance.

Hope Logan, on the other hand, finds herself on the losing side of this power shift. Unlike Carter, she is given no opportunity for forgiveness. The Forresters see her as a traitor, blaming her for manipulating Carter into siding against them. To them, her actions are beyond redemption. Leading the charge against her is Steffy Forrester, who ensures that Hope loses everything she has worked for. Her fashion line, her career, and her standing within Forrester Creations are completely dismantled, leaving her with nothing.

With her professional world in ruins, Hope turns to the one person who has never abandoned her—her father, Deacon Sharpe. Despite their rocky past, Deacon refuses to let his daughter suffer alone. He offers her a job at Il Giardino, hoping to give her a fresh start away from the corporate world and the chaos of the Forrester family. At first, Hope sees it as a temporary escape, a place where she can gather her thoughts and figure out her next move.

However, Il Giardino is home to a familiar and dangerous presence—Sheila Carter. At first, Hope is repulsed by the idea of working near Sheila, knowing the destruction she has caused. But as time goes on, her bitterness toward the Forresters begins to outweigh her hatred for Sheila. Sheila, always the master manipulator, senses this vulnerability and seizes the opportunity to form a bond with Hope. She plays the role of a sympathetic ear, feeding Hope’s resentment and convincing her that they are more alike than she thinks.

Slowly but surely, Hope starts to see things differently. She no longer feels like the hopeful, idealistic woman she once was. Instead, she sees herself as someone who has been cast aside, betrayed, and left to fend for herself. And the more she listens to Sheila, the more she starts to believe that the Forresters deserve to pay for what they’ve done to her.

Deacon, noticing his daughter’s growing attachment to Sheila, grows increasingly concerned. He tries to warn Hope, pleading with her to stay away. But she refuses to listen. She feels like she has no one left, and Sheila is the only one who understands her pain. Deacon fears that his daughter is falling into a darkness she may never escape from.

As Hope continues to spiral, Sheila begins to plant dangerous ideas in her mind. She reminds Hope of everything Steffy has taken from her—her career, her reputation, even Liam. Sheila convinces Hope that she needs to reclaim her power and that the Forresters should finally understand what it feels like to lose everything.

The final push comes when Sheila manipulates Hope into believing that even Deacon is not truly on her side. She orchestrates moments where it seems like Deacon prioritizes others over Hope, making her feel even more isolated. Hope, already fragile and filled with anger, finally reaches her breaking point. One night, as she and Sheila sit together after closing Il Giardino, Sheila plants the final seed of vengeance.

“You deserve better than this,” Sheila whispers. “They need to pay for what they did to you.”

Hope, filled with rage and resentment, finally gives in. “I want to make them pay,” she says, sealing her fate.

From that moment on, Hope and Sheila become a dangerous duo, plotting their revenge against the Forrester family. Hope, once a beacon of light and goodness, embraces a darker side of herself—one that has no hesitation in using manipulation and deception to get what she wants. She learns from Sheila, becoming more cunning and ruthless with each passing day.

By the time the Forresters realize the threat looming over them, it may already be too late. Hope is no longer the woman they once knew, and this time, she is coming for everything they took from her. The battle lines have been drawn, and the war is just beginning.