In a heart-wrenching scene at the Forester mansion, Ridge finally confronted Taylor with the truth: their wedding plans were off because he still loved Brooke Logan. Taylor, radiant with hope and wearing the engagement ring that symbolized their future, was blindsided. The silence that followed Ridge’s confession was deafening, as Taylor’s face transformed from confusion to profound sadness. The years of therapy and self-discovery she had undergone crumbled in an instant, leaving her heartbroken and questioning everything.

The aftermath was explosive. Taylor’s son, Thomas, erupted in fury upon learning of Ridge’s betrayal, confronting his father with a rage fueled by years of watching his mother suffer. “How could you do this to her?” he demanded, his voice echoing the pain that had been building for far too long. Ridge’s indecision had finally reached its breaking point, and the consequences were dir her belongings with a heavy heart, Taylor left letters for her children, explaining her choice and urging them not to let anger consume them. Her departure from Los Angeles was quiet yet dignified, a final act of self-preservation that would echo through the lives of those she left behind. As her plane took off, she looked down at the city that had brought her both joy and anguish, finally choosing herself over a love that had defined her existence for too long.