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Ridge Forrester
Ridge ( now played by Thorsten Kaye ) returns to L.A. in December 2013 and reconnects with Brooke , but breaks things off when he learns of her affair with Bill Spencer , Jr . Katie , Brooke 's youngest sister , thought she was going to die , but was going through postpartum psychosis . She wanted Brooke to take care of Bill and Will , so arranged circumstances for Brooke and Bill to fall in love and raise Baby Will together . Everyone blames Brooke 's affair with Bill on Ridge leaving Brooke on their honeymoon and spending one year away in Paris . Brooke and Ridge decide to remarry , but Katie and Ridge have connected and have feelings for each other . Katie fakes a fainting spell at the wedding . Ridge begins dating Brooke 's sister Katie Logan , which angers a jealous Brooke and Eric , who wants Ridge and Brooke together . Eric tells Ridge that if he breaks up with Katie and gets together with Brooke he will appoint Ridge CEO of Forrester Creations . Eric makes Brooke and Ridge co-vice presidents with Rick still serving as president . Katie and Ridge become engaged and Bill seizes the opportunity for another chance with Brooke . Bill and Brooke travel to Abu Dhabi for their marriage , which is stopped by Ridge when he learns of Bill 's one night stand with Quinn Fuller . An enraged Bill orders his right hand man Justin Barber , who was secretly piloting the helicopter Ridge and Brooke were on , to dump Ridge into the Persian Gulf . After an extensive search Brooke finds Ridge on the beach but he has suffered memory loss and has lost the ability to draw . Ridge blames Bill for his loss of drawing but finds that he is learning to draw again by working with Rick 's wife and Bill 's niece Caroline Spencer . Eric says he will step down as CEO to travel more with his brother John and will decide on a successor between Ridge and Rick . As Caroline and Ridge work together alone on the new couture line they share a few kisses and declare their attraction for each other . Katie becomes jealous of Caroline 's ability to understand Ridge and help him draw again but tells Ridge not to use Caroline to attain the CEO position . Eric chooses Ridge as the new CEO but changes his mind when he learns about Ridge and Caroline kissing . During a business meeting , Maya told everyone that Ridge and Caroline were having an affair . Though Caroline is crying and begging for Rick 's forgiveness , Ridge stands quietly . Rick is angered and hurt and begins an affair with the greedy and opportunistic Maya Avant , who convinces Rick to accept the CEO position . Rick uses his new role as CEO to enact revenge on Ridge and Caroline . Ridge and Katie 's relationship is strained and a vengeful Katie tells Bill , who gets into a fight with Ridge . Caroline wants to have a relationship with Ridge but he tells her to work things out with Rick . Eric orders Rick to end his affair with Maya or he will fire him as CEO . Rick devises a scheme where it appears he has returned to Caroline until he is secure in his position at Forrester Creations . However , Rick continues his affair with Maya until he was able to gain irrevocable control of the company from Eric . Once he achieves this , he leaves Caroline and moves Maya into the Forrester Mansion , and replaces Stephanie 's portrait above the fireplace with one of Maya . Rick finds Ridge and Caroline making out with each other in the design office and shoots at them with a gun that he stole from Eric . Eric then uses the morality clause in Rick 's contract to push him out as CEO , and Ridge returns to the top position . Katie then breaks off her engagement with Ridge as his relationship with Caroline progresses .
Ridge ( now played by Thorsten Kaye ) returns to L.A. in December 2013 and reconnects with Brooke , but breaks things off when he learns of her affair with Bill Spencer , Jr . Katie , Brooke 's youngest sister , thought she was going to die , but was going through postpartum psychosis . She wanted Brooke to take care of Bill and Will , so arranged circumstances for Brooke and Bill to fall in love and raise Baby Will together . Everyone blames Brooke 's affair with Bill on Ridge leaving Brooke on their honeymoon and spending one year away in Paris . Brooke and Ridge decide to remarry , but Katie and Ridge have connected and have feelings for each other . Katie fakes a fainting spell at the wedding . Ridge begins dating Brooke 's sister Katie Logan , which angers a jealous Brooke and Eric , who wants Ridge and Brooke together . Eric tells Ridge that if he breaks up with Katie and gets together with Brooke he will appoint Ridge CEO of Forrester Creations . Eric makes Brooke and Ridge co-vice presidents with Rick still serving as president . Katie and Ridge become engaged and Bill seizes the opportunity for another chance with Brooke . Bill and Brooke travel to Abu Dhabi for their marriage , which is stopped by Ridge when he learns of Bill 's one night stand with Quinn Fuller . An enraged Bill orders his right hand man Justin Barber , who was secretly piloting the helicopter Ridge and Brooke were on , to dump Ridge into the Persian Gulf . After an extensive search Brooke finds Ridge on the beach but he has suffered memory loss and has lost the ability to draw . Ridge blames Bill for his loss of drawing but finds that he is learning to draw again by working with Rick 's wife and Bill 's niece Caroline Spencer . Eric says he will step down as CEO to travel more with his brother John and will decide on a successor between Ridge and Rick . As Caroline and Ridge work together alone on the new couture line they share a few kisses and declare their attraction for each other . Katie becomes jealous of Caroline 's ability to understand Ridge and help him draw again but tells Ridge not to use Caroline to attain the CEO position . Eric chooses Ridge as the new CEO but changes his mind when he learns about Ridge and Caroline kissing . During a business meeting , Maya told everyone that Ridge and Caroline were having an affair . Though Caroline is crying and begging for Rick 's forgiveness , Ridge stands quietly . Rick is angered and hurt and begins an affair with the greedy and opportunistic Maya Avant , who convinces Rick to accept the CEO position . Rick uses his new role as CEO to enact revenge on Ridge and Caroline . Ridge and Katie 's relationship is strained and a vengeful Katie tells Bill , who gets into a fight with Ridge . Caroline wants to have a relationship with Ridge but he tells her to work things out with Rick . Eric orders Rick to end his affair with Maya or he will fire him as CEO . Rick devises a scheme where it appears he has returned to Caroline until he is secure in his position at Forrester Creations . However , Rick continues his affair with Maya until he was able to gain irrevocable control of the company from Eric . Once he achieves this , he leaves Caroline and moves Maya into the Forrester Mansion , and replaces Stephanie 's portrait above the fireplace with one of Maya . Rick finds Ridge and Caroline making out with each other in the design office and shoots at them with a gun that he stole from Eric . Eric then uses the morality clause in Rick 's contract to push him out as CEO , and Ridge returns to the top position . Katie then breaks off her engagement with Ridge as his relationship with Caroline progresses .