1989 (#7) - Brooke's painful miscarriage and the postponement of her wedding to Ridge

Tired of the tensions and constant arguments between Caroline and Brooke, and with Stephanie always ready to interfere, Ridge asks Caroline to make peace with her future with Brooke. However, Caroline, no longer willing to hide her feelings, has no intention of giving up the chance to get back with the love of her life. Convinced that keeping Brooke away for some time would make him forget her and lose his head again, Caroline puts her plan into action; and strengthened by Brooke's secret, that is, the fact that she had hidden the letter in which Ridge professed his feelings for Caroline, she blackmails the woman to leave the villa in the weeks leading up to the wedding. And Brooke, unable to do anything else, is thus forced once again to lower her head and agree. With Ridge all to herself, Caroline begins to take advantage of the time she has available, flirting with him during tennis matches and moments of leisure in the pool of Villa Forrester. And in one of the many moments of intimacy, Caroline confesses to the man that she still loves him and that she is willing to divorce Thorne immediately to return to him. Despite this, Ridge seems determined to go through with his plans with Brooke, until the night before the wedding, Caroline plays her last card: revealing Brooke's secret to Ridge. Enraged, Ridge runs to ask the woman for an explanation; but when he gets to her, he sees what he never wanted to, with Brooke bent over in severe abdominal pain. Brooke was immediately taken to the hospital and treated by Dr. Gordon Heffler, who unfortunately had no choice but to confirm the miscarriage. A Brooke in tears is thus forced to accept an unbridgeable loss; an event that strongly shakes the woman, consoled by a helpless Ridge who assures her that he has forgiven her and still loves her despite everything. To Caroline's delight, the wedding is obviously postponed; but when Brooke is released from the hospital, Ridge imposes himself and demands that she return to live with him at Villa Forrester. Despite this, when she sees Ridge sleeping in the guest room and not in the room with Brooke, Caroline is increasingly convinced that she can win the man back.