In a move we saw coming after Steffy Forrester found her rival Hope Logan sprawled across her husband Dr. John Finnegan in the design office, Hope's time at Forrester Creations is over. Steffy said as much on Thursday, Oct. 31's episode of The Bold and the Beautiful.
Once she sent Finn on to work, Steffy began to question Hope on why she was in lingerie if she supposedly wasn't trying to seduce the good doctor. Now, granted the whole situation is a bit farfetched. Hope didn't know Finn was in the room nor was she aware that he was coming to the fashion firm to return a tablet so it's not like she could have planned this. But Steffy is rightfully angry and it's plausible that Hope could have been taking advantage of a happy accident since she happened to be in lingerie when Finn happened to be in the room.
The thing is, we know she had actually put it on to surprise Carter Walton and wound up with a surprise of her own. For some reason she didn't seem willing to explain this to Steffy. Now, we're all aware Hope and Carter wanted to keep their relationship on the down low but certainly this would have been the time to squawk. But Hope didn't even when Steffy asked her who she was wearing the lingerie for if it wasn't for Finn.
With Hope just looking shocked and unable to say more than this was a huge misunderstanding, Steffy fired her on the spot. Forget about her line, Hope's out of a job! She tried to protest but Steffy runs the company. The only one, besides Eric, who could come to her aid would be Ridge. It's, however, doubtful he's going to do that, not with what Steffy's going to be sharing with him.
Now, if you want a spoiler for Friday, Nov. 1's episode, I can share, But if you don't, stop reading here because this speculation piece does hinge on that spoiler.
Will Hope Logan being fired on Bold and the Beautiful stick? (speculation)
Ridge is supposed to back Steffy's decision to fire Hope. Now, the spoiler doesn't give context for why though it may have to do with this being what his daughter needs. It has been one thing after another with Hope and her line is failing. They seemed all but ready to axe it before Steffy decided to use HFTF as leverage to keep her rival away from her husband. She's under the impression that didn't work so he has no real reason to hold onto the brand outside of not wanting to disrupt his home life since Hope is Brooke's daughter.
Though it's possible that Hope's firing won't come down to what Steffy thought she walked in on. She and Ridge have been wondering what's got Carter pushing so hard for them to turn Forrester Creations into a global conglomerate. Carter choosing to clear up the situation by telling them about his relationship with Hope may make matters worse. Steffy already suspects Hope is using their COO, finding out about their romantic bond will cement that belief and likely make him untrustworthy to her.
Ridge and Eric might feel the same especially if he tries to use his position as an ultimatum for keeping Hope around. He did tell Deacon that he "expects" Hope will be along for this big, bright future he's envisioning for the company. But Carter doesn't really have room to be making demands. He is family but the business belongs to the Forresters and he seems to be one more comment about how 'the company can be more than just a fashion house' away from being reminded of that firmly. If he is, we may see more than Hope walk out the door.
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