Steffy told Ridge that Hope isn’t leaving Forrester Creations. However, that could come back to haunt her on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her assurance is based on her rival’s pattern of behavior. Hope complains, tries to win people to her side, but ultimately accepts her line’s fate when it’s determined by the co-CEOs. The takeover was the one time Hope didn’t accept it. But that was still a move that kept her at Forrester. This time may be different.
Steffy Doesn’t Believe Hope Would Start Over
Steffy has never seen Hope make good on leaving the company. However, there is a first time for everything, and Hope is seriously considering jumping ship. If she does, Steffy could find herself in a position she’s never been in—fighting over Hope getting poached.
Hope for the Future isn’t a priority for Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). Because the line was given to Hope (Annika Noelle), it’s always been a source of tension between the two.
Most of the Forresters have had some kind of higher education or training in fashion. They went to design school or hold MBAs. Learning the tools of the trade outside of the family business has been an important part of stepping into their lineage.
But that same expectation wasn’t extended to Hope. She earned her stripes through on-the-job learning. While she’s made derisive comments about the nepotism at Forrester, she’s also a nepo hire. It’s her lack of a formal understanding of business that often puts her at odds with Steffy at the company. It’s also because of that lack of business know-how that Steffy believes she won’t leave.
What she doesn’t know is that Hope has an offer from Logan. Liam (Scott Clifton) promised she’d be a priority. That’s something Forrester cannot give her.
Hope’s Weighing Her Options
It’s telling that Hope didn’t jump at the chance to go to Logan. Much of her hesitance stems from Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang). But it’s possible it also has to do with creating something new.
Hope’s identity is wrapped up in her line. It’d be easier for her to convince her mother to fight to be co-CEO and rest in the protection that would come with it than to start over. However, that doesn’t mean Hope isn’t considering her husband’s offer.
If she stays at Forrester, she’d have to wait for Steffy and Ridge to lift the block on her line. Hope made it clear that if she had a production start date, she’d feel assured that they wouldn’t just shelve it. They haven’t provided her with one.
Not even Brooke has felt that they can. And her mom didn’t seem inclined to agree that the company could have done something other than bench her to prioritize Eric’s return (John McCook).
Not feeling supported and not having Brooke in a position of power to help her could be the push Hope needs to go over to Logan. Aside from rebuilding and Brooke having an issue, there are no apparent drawbacks. Liam promised unlimited resources, funding, and control. Whether he’d be able to make good on that offer is up in the air, but it’d be more than Hope is getting now.
