The drama at Forester Creations escalates to a family-breaking crescendo when Eric Forrester, battling a relapse of a serious illness, secretly alters his will. To everyone’s astonishment, he grants full voting rights and control of the company to his partner, Donna Logan. The move sidelines Ridge and Steffy—key figures in the company’s legacy—and leaves the family stunned and divided.
Donna, though loving and loyal, is ill-prepared for the corporate warfare ahead. Ridge feels betrayed and launches a stealth operation to create a rival fashion house, RNR Design, bringing on board allies and poaching clients. When Eric’s ex-wife Quinn reenters the scene, Ridge allies with her, exploiting her resentment toward Donna to challenge the will’s legality. The plan is brutal: prove Eric was mentally compromised when he gave Donna control.
The ensuing court case is explosive. Personal emails, medical records, and family secrets are aired in public. The courtroom becomes a circus of betrayal, with Donna isolated and Ridge hellbent on reclaiming the throne. But on the final day, Eric stuns everyone by taking the stand. He affirms his mental clarity, praises Donna’s loyalty, and condemns the rebellion as a family failure.
The judge rules in Donna’s favor. Yet, the family’s unity lies in ruins. Ridge walks away, his desire for power unquenched. Quinn disappears into the shadows, but she’s far from finished—she’s launching her own fashion venture in Europe, quietly sabotaging Forrester’s suppliers. Donna remains CEO in name, but her grip is tenuous. She confides in Brooke that she may have lost Eric emotionally—her fight to protect him ironically pushed him away.
Amid growing discontent, Eric steps in. He proposes a peace deal: Donna keeps her authority, but a newly formed executive council will handle daily operations. It’s a compromise meant to heal—but not everyone’s convinced it will last. Quinn teases her next move, Ridge still simmers with unfinished ambition, and Donna wonders if winning the war meant losing everything that truly mattered.
In The Bold and the Beautiful, peace is temporary. Loyalties shift like fabric, and power has a way of threading betrayal into even the tightest-knit families. The next chapter isn’t about who holds control—it’s about who’s willing to risk everything to keep it.
