, ▁Ash ley ▁returns ▁for ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁her ▁nie ce ▁Del ia ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁comfort s ▁her ▁brother ▁Billy ▁on ▁his ▁loss . ▁She ▁returns ▁later ▁to ▁spend ▁Thanks g iving ▁with ▁her ▁family . ▁While ▁there , ▁she ▁sp rained ▁her ▁an k le ▁and ▁met ▁Dr . ▁St itch ▁Ray burn ▁( Se an ▁Car rig an ). ▁Abb y ▁pushed ▁for ▁a ▁rom ance , ▁but ▁Ash ley ▁rem ind ed ▁her ▁that ▁St itch ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁young ▁son . ▁ ▁In ▁town ▁for ▁Abb y ▁and ▁Ty ler ' s ▁eng agement ▁party , ▁Ash ley ▁left ▁early ▁to ▁drop ▁by ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁" run ▁into " ▁Dr . ▁Ray burn . ▁But ▁she ▁found ▁Victoria ▁waiting ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁date . ▁Ash ley ▁rem ind ed ▁her ▁that ▁she ' d ▁only ▁been ▁separated ▁a ▁week . ▁When ▁Ben ▁arrived , ▁Victoria ▁was ▁je al ously ▁cat ty , ▁inform ing ▁Ben ▁that ▁Ash ley ▁was ▁her ▁former ▁ste pm other . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ash ley ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁up ▁in ▁Gen oa ▁City ▁after ▁calling ▁a ▁meeting ▁among ▁the ▁major ▁J ab ot ▁stock hold ers , ▁Jack , ▁Billy , ▁Tra ci , ▁and ▁Abb y . ▁Jack ▁ph oned ▁her , ▁and ▁she ▁explained ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁project , ▁but ▁had ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁ready ▁to ▁present ▁to ▁them . ▁