man ), ▁arriv es ▁in ▁town . ▁To ▁protect ▁his ▁family , ▁John ▁sho ots ▁and ▁k ills ▁Tom . ▁Ash ley ▁covers ▁this ▁up ▁by ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁the ▁crime ▁herself , ▁though ▁John ▁soon ▁conf esses ▁himself , ▁and ▁is ▁ja iled ▁for ▁seven ▁years . ▁Gl oria ▁cont amin ates ▁Ash ley ' s ▁new ▁line ▁of ▁beauty ▁cre am , ▁which ▁causes ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁die . ▁John ▁suff ers ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁following ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁prison , ▁and ▁passes ▁away . ▁Jack ▁removes ▁Gl oria ▁from ▁the ▁family , ▁and ▁Ash ley ▁leaves ▁town ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁drama . ▁During ▁a ▁business ▁trip ▁to ▁France , ▁Ash ley ▁meets ▁Rick ▁For r ester ▁( K yle ▁Low der ), ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁an ▁affair . ▁She ▁later ▁travel s ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁For r ester ▁Cre ations ▁as ▁a ▁lab ▁chem ist . ▁Rick ▁and ▁Ash ley ▁decide ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁affair ▁a ▁secret , ▁and ▁she ▁comm ences ▁a ▁serious ▁relationship ▁with ▁R idge ▁For r ester ▁( R onn ▁M oss ), ▁whom ▁she ▁becomes ▁engaged ▁to . ▁R idge ' s ▁att ent iveness ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁love ▁Bro oke ▁Log an ▁( K atherine ▁Kelly ▁Lang ) ▁ends ▁the ▁eng agement . ▁Ash ley ▁then ▁has ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁rom ance ▁with ▁Bro oke ' s ▁brother ▁Storm ▁( Will iam ▁de V ry ). ▁For r ester ▁Cre ations ▁decide ▁to ▁dis continue ▁their ▁fra gr