▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁Ash ley ▁returned ▁and ▁confirmed ▁that ▁her ▁idea ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁new ▁fra gr ance , ▁and ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Jack ▁to ▁become ▁Co - CE O ▁of ▁J ab ot ▁again ▁if ▁it ▁p anned ▁out . ▁Abb y ▁had ▁been ▁tre ating ▁Ben ▁Ray burn ▁nast y ▁and ▁spite ful ▁ever ▁since ▁she ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁killed ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁a ▁te en ▁and ▁taken ▁someone ▁else ' s ▁identity ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁medicine , ▁and ▁broken ▁Victoria ' s ▁heart . ▁So ▁Abb y ▁was ▁shock ed ▁when ▁Ash ley ▁h ired ▁Ben ▁as ▁a ▁chem ist ▁for ▁J ab ot , ▁despite ▁Abb y ' s ▁ob jections . ▁Ash ley ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁wrap ▁things ▁up , ▁task ing ▁a ▁rel uct ant ▁Abb y ▁with ▁bringing ▁Ben ▁up ▁to ▁speed ▁on ▁the ▁cos met ics ▁industry . ▁Before ▁she ▁left , ▁she ▁con so led ▁Billy ▁that ▁maybe ▁she ▁could ▁help ▁keep ▁Ben ▁away ▁from ▁Victoria ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁On ▁Ash ley ' s ▁return , ▁she ▁asked ▁Ben ▁to ▁sm ell ▁the ▁new ▁fra gr ance , ▁he ▁found ▁it ▁rep uls ive , ▁but ▁he ▁kiss ed ▁her . ▁Ash ley ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁fra gr ance ▁contained ▁ph er om ones , ▁was ▁a ▁love ▁pot ion , ▁and ▁the ▁kiss ▁had ▁proven ▁it . ▁What ▁she ▁needed ▁was ▁his ▁help ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁sc ent ▁bear able