▁doctor ▁that ▁delivered ▁her ▁( who ▁was ▁being ▁black ma iled ▁by ▁Adam ) ▁conf esses ▁the ▁truth ▁in ▁a ▁letter . ▁Ash ley ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁hand ▁Fa ith ▁over ▁to ▁Sh aron ▁and ▁the ▁child ' s ▁father , ▁Victor ' s ▁son ▁Nicholas ▁New man ▁( J osh ua ▁Mor row ). ▁Ash ley ▁moves ▁on ▁with ▁her ▁life , ▁and ▁becomes ▁engaged ▁to ▁wealth y ▁ty co on ▁T ucker ▁Mc Call ▁( Ste phen ▁Nich ols ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁their ▁eng agement , ▁he ▁sle pt ▁with ▁D iane ▁Jenkins ▁( Ma ura ▁West ). ▁They ▁briefly ▁split ▁up ▁because ▁of ▁T ucker ' s ▁secret ▁business ▁plans ▁with ▁Jack , ▁but ▁reun ite ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁Abb y ▁accident ally ▁runs ▁over ▁T ucker ▁with ▁her ▁car , ▁and ▁Ash ley ▁protect s ▁her ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁bl ame . ▁She ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder ▁and ▁driving ▁under ▁the ▁influence . ▁All ▁charges ▁are ▁ultimately ▁dropped , ▁and ▁she ▁mar ries ▁T ucker . ▁Their ▁marriage ▁quickly ▁lands ▁in ▁divor ce ▁because ▁of ▁T ucker ' s ▁business ▁sch em ing ▁and ▁his ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁previous ▁lo ver , ▁Harm ony ▁Hamilton . ▁Ash ley ▁is ▁later ▁forced ▁out ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁J ab ot ▁by ▁Jack , ▁and ▁Ash ley ▁dec ides ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁Tra ci . ▁She ▁returns ▁briefly ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Victor ▁and ▁Nik ki . ▁Month s ▁later