Devastated by her divorce from Rick, Caroline left Forrester Creations, decamped for Manhattan and threw herself back into the social whirl of A-list parties and air-kisses.
She and Rick might still be together if the almighty Ridge Forrester hadn't claimed the chairman's seat and demoted Rick, who nursed his bruised ego in Maya's bed - again.
Following a chance encounter in New York with Ridge, Caroline is later shocked to hear that he has been injured in a fire and has lost his sight. She is lured back to Forrester Creations to help while he is out of action.
And in these extraordinary circumstances, their attraction begins to grow