Ridge and Eric are thrilled that Carter has agreed to return the company to them. In a surprising show of unity, Carter and Ridge even share a hug. It's clear the Forresters still place much of the blame on Hope for Carter’s original takeover. When Carter rips up the agreement, Ridge and Eric can barely contain their joy as they rush to share the news with Steffy, Taylor, and Daphne. Meanwhile, Carter is left with the difficult task of breaking the news to Hope.
At the mansion, there's a celebratory air. The family is elated to have the company back, feeling that Carter recognized the time had come. Steffy thanks Daphne, who simply says Carter is a good man. Eric agrees, admitting he always believed Carter would ultimately do the right thing. Still, Steffy remains wary—she’s not over Carter’s relationship with Hope and makes it clear: she has no intention of working with Hope again.
When Carter arrives home, he finds Hope has prepared a romantic dinner. But she can tell something is off. Carter tells her Ridge and Eric came to the office. Hope assumes they’ve come to their senses and are ready to back Carter’s expansion vision. Instead, Carter asks whether she’d stand by him even if he no longer controls the LLC. Hope brushes it off, not wanting to have that conversation. But Carter presses forward—he’s returned the company. Hope is shocked and hurt, reminding him she stood by him and even says she “loved” him, a declaration that visibly shakes Carter.
Meanwhile, the confrontation between Poppy and Luna continues to unravel. Luna accuses Poppy of deliberately sleeping with Tom and Bill to draw suspicion away from the disturbing truth—that she slept with her own nephew (by marriage, but still deeply unsettling). Luna expresses interest in building a relationship with Will Spencer and with her mother, but the past is hard to escape. Poppy refuses to accept full accountability for grooming and seducing Finn, which remains disgusting no matter how she tries to frame it. She eventually disowns Luna, saying she’ll take the blame because Luna never had a proper childhood. With nowhere else to turn, Luna goes to see her biological grandmother—Sheila.
Sheila initially urges Luna to leave, pointing fingers over Luna’s past as if she hasn't committed her own share of atrocities. But Luna drops a bombshell: she’s Sheila’s granddaughter. Shocked, Sheila weirdly kisses Luna on the lips and ultimately accepts her into the fold. Strange behavior—though, coming from Sheila, perhaps not surprising.
Back at Forrester, Brooke, Carter, and Hope anxiously await their fate. With Ridge, Eric, and Steffy now back in control, all eyes are on what comes next.
Steffy steps forward to deliver the verdict. She acknowledges the contributions Brooke and Carter have made to the company, though she makes it clear that the way they handled the takeover was deeply disappointing. Everyone gets a verbal lashing. Still, Brooke and Carter are invited to stay on.
But Hope isn’t so lucky.
Steffy announces that "Hope For The Future" is suspended immediately, and despite their promise to Carter to keep the team intact, she says traitors still face consequences. Hope, stunned, tries to remind them that she is family—that Stephanie Forrester was her grandmother, and her siblings are Forresters. But Steffy is unmoved.
Hope quietly prepares to leave and tells Carter to come with her. Before he can respond, Steffy cuts in with a chilling ultimatum: if Carter walks out that door, he’s done at Forrester. This is his last chance.
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