Carter Betrays Ridge: The Logan Name Changes Hands as a Fashion War Erupts on The Bold and the Beautiful

The atmosphere inside the Forrester Creations executive suite was charged with confidence—too confident, as it turned out.

Sunlight poured through the towering floor-to-ceiling windows, glinting off the polished mahogany table where the most powerful figures in Los Angeles fashion had assembled.

Ridge Forrester stood at the head of the room like a victorious monarch, convinced he was moments away from delivering a decisive blow to Katie Logan’s independent ambitions.

This was supposed to be a celebration, not a reckoning.

Ridge had called the emergency meeting to mark what he believed was a legal triumph engineered by Carter Walton, Forrester Creations’ trusted COO and legal mastermind. The assumption was simple: the coveted Logan trademark had been secured under the Forrester umbrella, effectively stripping Katie of the very name she hoped to build her new fashion venture around. To Ridge, it wasn’t just business—it was a lesson in power.

Steffy Forrester Finnegan, seated beside her father, mirrored his certainty. Arms crossed, chin lifted, she viewed the situation as a matter of brand protection. Allowing Katie to reclaim the Logan name, in Steffy’s mind, would weaken everything the Forrester empire had fought to preserve. Brooke Logan, however, sat across the table visibly uneasy, caught between loyalty to her family and her belief that this move felt unnecessarily cruel.

Ridge dismissed Brooke’s concerns with ease. Business, he insisted, was always personal—and Katie needed to be reminded of who truly controlled the legacy she was trying to claim.

Then Carter Walton walked in.

From the moment he crossed the threshold, it was clear something was off. Gone was the easy charm and quiet confidence that had long made him the Forrester family’s most reliable ally. His charcoal suit seemed to swallow the light, his expression unreadable, his grip on a thick leather portfolio almost punishing. He offered no greeting, no smile, no acknowledgment of Ridge’s outstretched hand. Instead, he took his place at the far end of the table, standing tall, resolute, and distant.

Still oblivious, Ridge urged him on. The paperwork was done, right? Another decade of control over the Logan name secured?

Carter didn’t answer immediately. His eyes swept the room—Ridge, Steffy, and finally Brooke, whose widening gaze suggested she sensed the ground shifting beneath them. Without ceremony, Carter tossed the portfolio onto the table. It slid across the polished surface and stopped directly in front of Ridge.

Yes, Carter confirmed calmly, the trademark had been filed and approved that very morning.

Ridge’s smile spread as he reached for the file—then vanished in an instant.

There it was in stark legal language: Owner—Katie Logan Spencer. Sole use: Logan Design Group.

The room froze.

Ridge stared at the document as if it were written in another language, his confidence dissolving into disbelief, then rage. This had to be a mistake. A clerical error. Carter, unmoved, corrected him with chilling clarity. It wasn’t a mistake—it was a correction.

Steffy erupted, slamming her hand on the table and accusing Carter of malpractice, betrayal, and an unforgivable conflict of interest. But Carter didn’t flinch. Instead, years of buried resentment spilled out. He reminded them of the countless scandals he had cleaned up, the legal intimidation he had carried out in their name, and the moral lines he had crossed to protect the Forrester dynasty.

This time, he refused.

What truly fueled Carter’s decision, however, was Eric Forrester.

In a blistering confrontation, Carter accused Ridge of forcing Eric—the heart and soul of Forrester Creations—into retirement under the guise of concern, when the real motivation was ambition and greed. Brooke tried to intervene, but Carter cut her off, insisting Eric still had purpose, vision, and dignity that Ridge had stripped away in his quest for control.

When Ridge demanded to know how far this betrayal went, Carter delivered the final blow: he had already resigned.

Twenty minutes earlier.

Steffy threatened to destroy him professionally, to report him to the bar, to end his legal career forever. Carter’s response was chillingly composed. He knew where every body was buried. If they wanted a war, they should be prepared for the fallout.

And then came the revelation that changed everything.

Carter wasn’t just helping Katie—he was joining her.

He confirmed he had accepted the role of Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Katie’s new company. This wasn’t going to be a small boutique experiment. It was a direct challenge to Forrester Creations. With insider knowledge, legal expertise, and a moral mission, Carter made it clear: they were coming for the buyers, the press, and the market share—armed with something he believed Forrester Creations had lost along the way: heart.

The silence that followed was deafening.

Ridge, stunned and furious, could only whisper one command—get out. Carter complied without hesitation, offering Brooke a final, regretful glance before leaving the room and the life he once knew behind. For him, the betrayal felt less like treason and more like liberation.

Inside the executive suite, the fallout began immediately. Steffy reached for her phone, determined to mobilize lawyers and leak the story to the press. To her, Carter Walton wasn’t a whistleblower—he was a traitor whose name she vowed to destroy. Ridge, meanwhile, sat back in his chair, staring at the trademark file bearing Katie’s name. For a fleeting moment, Carter’s words about Eric seemed to land—but reflection quickly gave way to fury.

The Forrester dynasty had faced enemies before. But never one who knew their secrets, their contracts, and their weaknesses as intimately as Carter Walton.

This was no longer a disagreement.

It was a civil war in couture.

As The Bold and the Beautiful barrels forward, this explosive shift promises far-reaching consequences. Alliances will fracture, loyalties will be tested, and the fashion world of Los Angeles will never look the same. Carter’s defection doesn’t just empower Katie Logan—it redraws the battlefield entirely.

And with new players, hidden motives, and simmering rivalries waiting in the wings, one thing is certain: the era of uneasy peace is over. The war for legacy, identity, and control has officially begun.