Brooke was bewildered when Ridge snarked at her and stalked off. Elsewhere, Rick flashed back on Eric dubbing him the new president of Forrester and then Taylor dropped by to congratulate him on walking again. Naturally, Rick took potshots at Ridge. Taylor mentioned how devastated Ridge was by the podcast. Rick didn't care. "This was my day," he asserted. "The days of Ridge playing his games are over!" Back at Brooke's, she was still baffled as Ridge blasted her. She claimed she did her best. The argument eventually evolved into one about their romantic past and their future. "This resentment, you've been hanging onto this for a while," realized Brooke. Ridge insisted Rick had conned her, and she defended her son. "It's like we're cursed," raged Ridge of their relationship. "We've been doing this dance for so many years." He was mad as hell and he couldn't take it anymore! Back in Rick's office, Taylor admitted she didn't know what might happen with her and Ridge. Rick said she deserves better. Taylor insisted Ridge and Brooke's "toxic roller-coaster" had to stop. On that very roller-coaster, Brooke insisted their love was "stronger than ever," but Ridge wasn't so sure. He took off on his motorcycle. Tearful Brooke was devastated, flashing back on marrying Ridge and having kids with him. She just didn't understand what had happened. Rick soon arrived home to comfort her and urge her to confirm she and Ridge were over.

Eric and Stephanie talked about Ridge's perspective. Eric praised Brooke for reminding Ridge how important he is. He told Stephanie that someday she'd have to accept Brooke's position in the family, as nothing would come between Brooke and Ridge. Stephanie obviously didn't buy that. Ridge soon showed up to tell her about the podcast and how Brooke went "on and on" about Rick. He even barreled over Steph when she tried to share her confusion.