In the glamorous yet treacherous world of The Bold and the Beautiful, secrets never stay buried for long—especially not within the walls of Forrester Creations. Katie Logan wasn’t looking for drama, but fate had other plans. One ordinary day, as she passed through the design offices, she overheard a hushed but loaded exchange between Zende and Daphne. The names they dropped and the motives they exposed made Katie freeze in place. What she stumbled upon wasn’t just gossip—it was a devastating revelation that threatened to blow everything wide open.

What Katie heard was nothing short of explosive: the heartbreaking split between Carter and Hope wasn’t a tragic coincidence. It was the result of cold, calculated manipulation orchestrated by none other than Steffy Forrester herself. Daphne had been planted—sent in like a trap—to seduce Carter, derail his relationship with Hope, and shatter Hope’s reputation from the inside out.

Katie couldn’t stay silent. The next morning, she made two calls—one to Hope and one to Carter—summoning them to her home. There, she laid everything bare. Every move Steffy had made, every deceitful ploy, and how Daphne played her role to perfection. Hope sat in stunned silence, trying to process how deeply she’d been betrayed. But Carter… he exploded.

All the lingering doubts Carter had been nursing—about how quickly things fell apart, about the strange shift in Hope’s behavior, about Daphne’s sudden involvement in his life—suddenly clicked into place. It hadn’t been fate or timing. It had been Steffy, pulling the strings. His fists clenched and his voice cracked with rage as he stormed around Katie’s living room.

“She didn’t just end what Hope and I had,” Carter snapped, eyes blazing. “She stole my choices. She turned my heart into a tool for her agenda.”

Later that day, Carter marched into the CEO office at Forrester and came face to face with Steffy. The tension in the room was palpable. Without hesitation, he looked her dead in the eye and said six words that shook her: “You destroyed lives for your control.” His voice didn’t waver. He laid everything on the line—her schemes, her deception, and her obsession with controlling the narrative. “You used me. You used all of us. And I swear, Steffy… you’re going to regret it.”

Steffy, always quick on her feet, tried to stay composed. But Carter’s fury was unmatched. He wasn’t just angry—he was heartbroken, humiliated, and determined to make sure this never happened again. As he left, he made it clear: he was done playing her game.

Meanwhile, Hope sat with her pain in silence. But she wasn’t wallowing—she was planning. What formed inside her wasn’t grief; it was something sharper. She realized the only way to get through to someone like Steffy wasn’t with words or confrontation—it was through consequences. And if Steffy wanted to play dirty, Hope could play even dirtier.

Hope knew exactly where to strike. Steffy’s world revolved around her picture-perfect life: her image, her company, and above all, her husband, Finn. Hope didn’t want love. She wanted justice. And seducing Finn? That would be a message Steffy couldn’t ignore.

The very next day, Hope made her move. At the hospital, she showed up with coffee for Finn, putting on the face of a woman picking up the pieces of a shattered heart. Her presence was soft, her words warm, her eyes vulnerable. Finn, ever the compassionate soul, saw only kindness. He had no idea what Hope was truly after—or the emotional ambush he was slowly walking into.

Back at Forrester Creations, Steffy began to feel the walls tightening around her. Carter was icing her out. Eric had begun to question her decisions. Even Zende was looking uneasy. The office buzzed with whispers—Zende hadn’t been nearly as discreet as he thought. Word of her involvement in the Carter-Hope breakup was spreading.

But the true gut punch came when Steffy called Finn, only to find out he had been with Hope for hours. Her stomach dropped. Not from jealousy, but from dread. Was this really happening? Was Hope making her move? And worse—could she actually lose everything because of one reckless, vindictive decision?

For once, Steffy didn’t feel like the powerful woman on top. She felt like the target. And for the first time, she started to understand the true cost of playing puppet master with people’s hearts.

Now, the questions swirl: Will Hope fully carry out her calculated revenge? Will Finn remain clueless—or could he fall under Hope’s spell? And what about Carter—will his anger push him to expose everything Steffy has done to the press or the Forrester board?

One thing is certain: Karma doesn’t just knock in Los An