Cole Howard

After divorcing Victoria, Cole married Ashley. When Ashley went to [[Paris]] on a business trip later that year, Victoria began trying to seduce Cole, which was unsuccessful. When Ashley returned, she began pressuring Cole to have a child with her. Cole wasn't interested, so he accepted a teaching position in England and divorced Ashley.

After divorcing Victoria, Cole married Ashley. When Ashley went to [[Paris]] on a business trip later that year, Victoria began trying to seduce Cole, which was unsuccessful. When Ashley returned, she began pressuring Cole to have a child with her. Cole wasn't interested, so he accepted a teaching position in England and divorced Ashley.

Years later, Cole returns to Oregon after being lured by his aunt Jordan and his newly discovered presumed dead daughter Eve Nicole, now known as Claire Grace in order to get revenge on him and the Newmans, whom they blamed for the death of his mother. Jordan told Cole and Victoria after her sister's death, she sought revenge on them by stealing baby Eve after she was born and switched her with another child that died on the same day. After Jordan escaped and Claire was arrested, Cole and Victoria visited Claire in jail and recognized the signs of brainwashing by Jordan and hired [[Michael Baldwin (The Young and the Restless)|Michael Baldwin]] to represent her in order to get her into the treatment. Later, Cole sneaks back into the House to get a few items in order to provide a DNA test to prove Jordan's claims. Later, at the Newman Ranch in front of Victoria, Michael, Victor and Nikki, Cole received the DNA test results from his cell phone that proved that 97.8 percent that Claire is his and Victoria's daughter. Later, Victoria and Cole decide to try to get to know their newfound daughter, while Claire was sent to the psych ward at Genoa Memorial. Claire, at first decides to push them away out of guilt, but slowly starts to develop a bond with both of them. Claire later asked them, if she could visit Jordan in Prison in order to get closure. They agreed, with Claire taking Victoria and Cole with them. After, her confrontation with Jordan, Claire cuts ties with her and later follows her parents out of prison. After Jordan escapes prison after setting the place on fire, Cole and Victoria visit Claire in hospital to inform her of her aunt's escape from Prison. Victor had ordered Michael to release Claire out to the hospital and into the custody of her parents, in order to plan a trip for Jordan, who began a revenge plot against the family.

Years later, Cole returns to Oregon after being lured by his aunt Jordan and his newly discovered presumed dead daughter Eve Nicole, now known as Claire Grace, in order to get revenge on him and the Newmans, whom they blamed for the death of his mother. Jordan told Cole and Victoria after her sister's death, she sought revenge on them by stealing baby Eve after she was born and switched her with another child that died on the same day. After Jordan escaped and Claire was arrested, Cole and Victoria visited Claire in jail and recognized the signs of brainwashing by Jordan and hired [[Michael Baldwin (The Young and the Restless)|Michael Baldwin]] to represent her in order to get her into treatment. Later, Cole sneaks back into the house to get a few items in order to provide a DNA test to prove Jordan's claims. Later, at the Newman Ranch in front of Victoria, Michael, Victor and Nikki, Cole received the DNA test results from his cell phone that proved 97.8 percent that Claire is his and Victoria's daughter. Later, Victoria and Cole decide to try to get to know their newfound daughter, while Claire was sent to the psychiatric ward at Genoa Memorial Hospital. Claire at first decides to push them away out of guilt, but slowly starts to develop a bond with both of them. Claire later asked them if she could visit Jordan in prison in order to get closure. They agreed, with Claire taking Victoria and Cole with them. After her confrontation with Jordan, Claire cuts ties with her, and later follows her parents out of prison. After Jordan escapes prison after setting the place on fire, Cole and Victoria visit Claire in the hospital to inform her of her aunt's escape from prison. Victor had ordered Michael to release Claire from the hospital and into the custody of her parents in order to plan a trip for Jordan, who began a revenge plot against the family.

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