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Are you kidding me? Just -tell me what this is about. - No, I can't. Oh, my God, wait. It's, it's not your heart, is it? -No. No, no, no. -Oh, my God. Thank God. Okay, but you are, you're- you're being cryptic, and you're kind of starting to -freak me out. -Well, that's not my intention. I. But this has the potential to be explosive, -and I really do wanna open up to you. -Okay, fine, fine, fine. I, I, I, I am not -going to tell anyone. -Okay. -Okay? -You have to promise. You have to promise -it stays between us. -I promise.
-Swear. -I promise. My goodness, I promise. Just tell me, please, already. -All right. Well, you're right. - There's no replacing Eric. He is, uh, he's the, the biggest name, the biggest talent in couture. -Yeah. -But we have to keep our momentum. -Uh. -We have to do something bigger, something more surprising that will grab attention. Which is why we need another name. -Oh. -We need another fashion icon that will stoke immediate interest and give us fresh ideas. Someone, um, like Hope. -[tense music] -Hope?
Like, um, our niece, Hope? Like Brooke's daughter, Hope? - -My God, Katie, no. No freaking way. You've gotta stop doing this. You've gotta stop pursuing Hope like this. You, you are gonna ruin our family. I know you don't believe me, but that is not what I'm doing. And like it or -not, we're her family, too. -Okay. You, you say you're doing this for your wife, Liam, right? That this is best for Hope. -Yes. -Uh. -Donna, Hope would thrive here. -Oh, my God. You are so mistaken, because- -I- -. she's going to be miserable. She could possibly lose her mother forever.
-[door opens] -Whoa, hold on. -What, what happened at Forrester? -Hope, you shouldn't even consider the proposal. And you shouldn't be here, Donna. So how about you give us all some time alone? No. Uh, okay, I, I'm not keeping quiet again. I did that once, and, and look what happened with Eric. Okay? I, I kept secrets, and I was afraid to speak out, and I'm not doing that again, okay? Because we are talking about separating a mother and a daughter here. Hope, come on. Do not come to Logan. -[tense music] -Nothing is set in stone, not even close. You have to take another route. Hope cannot be an option.
Hope is an adult, okay? She makes her own decisions. Whatever happens, uh, the ball is in her court. Look at me, Katie. I'm literally begging you. I'm begging you. Okay? This is going to ruin our sisterhood, ruin our family. And you know what? Hope, she would never do this to Brooke anyway, so you know, you might as well not even bother asking. -It's not gonna happen. -I know it bothers you when Brooke and I -have issues. -I hate it. I hate it. We were raised to stick together, to, to have each other's back and not stab each other in the back like this.
Yeah. I agree. And I understand that this is complicated. Then why push it? I, I'm not. It, -it wasn't even my idea. -Oh, right. -Right, right. It was Liam's idea. -Yeah, it was. Okay, fine, fine. I understand how Liam and why Liam would wanna work with Hope. It's sweet, okay? But he [laughs] is not taking into account what, what this would do to Brooke's relationship with you or, or, or to Hope.
Okay, I understand that. I have been saying the same thing for weeks. But your company comes first, right? -Even before our sister. -Oh, that is so unfair. But that's exactly what you're doing. My God, I, I'm trying to prevent you from doing something that you cannot take back. So just get it out of your mind. You cannot use Hope. Okay? Build your, your own company on your own time with your own people. Don't poach our niece. Poach? -Oh, you mean like I poached Eric? -Oh. I mean, are you jumping on that bandwagon now, Donna?
-No, I- -'Cause you know that he came to me, that -he was excited to design for Logan. -I know. I know that. All right. Good. Thank you. And I also want you to know that I am never going to apologize for using our name. It's my name, too, and I am just as much a Logan as you and Brooke. This could ruin your relationship with your mother and yours with your sister, -Katie. -It's time to move on, Hope. Yes, and, and -to put yourself first. -This is not worth it, okay? It's too big a price to pay. I understand the gravity of my decision. If I come here, it will be considered siding with the enemy, and all hell will break loose.
[tense music] I'm not trying to create some huge conflict. So don't. Don't take the job. [laughs] Only it's more than that. Katie is actually giving me the support that my mother only talked about. Oh, come on. You, you know that Brooke wanted to help, too. I know she did, and I mean, she thinks she still can, only I don't want to wait around for any more empty promises. The "Just be patient, it'll happen eventually," like I, I don't have that kind of time.
So that's why I signed on with Logan, and I'm not going to change my mind. Okay. All right. But keeping secrets are only gonna make it worse. I just need time. I wanna build my team, I wanna get settled, and I really hope you can try to understand, Donna. I'm actually really excited about this. [laughs] I mean, I'm terrified. I'm a -little nervous. -[laughs] Um, but I really do think a brighter future might be possible for me at Logan. And who knows, maybe, maybe my line will be the crown jewel of Katie's fashion house.
This is a business decision, Donna, so obviously it's none of your concern. -N- none of my concern? -Right. Really? How can you even say that? You were talking about a relationship with my sisters. A, a mother and a daughter, our niece. And my daughter-in-law, and his wife. We've discussed the possible fallout, and we all agree this is what's best for Logan. And for Hope. Come on, Katie. You know that this is a terrible idea. You can't ruin our family like this.
-Congratulations, you did it. -Full Logan and Deke Sharpe, Logan's new -design team. -Oh, congratulations sweetie. Welcome aboard. -[laughs] -[laughs] All right. -No one can know about this. -Yeah. It has to be a secret. Just the people in this room. Yeah, is that clear, Donna? No one can know about it. Not even Eric, and especially not Brooke. -But I am, I'm not in support of this. -We know. Aunt Donna, this is what I want.
Please. Please don't say anything. Fine. Fine, okay, but you know I hate keeping secrets from Eric. But okay, only because I, I'm hoping that you both change your minds. This might be good for the Logan company, but it could destroy the Logan family.
