 Upon Stefano's return from Alamania, he holds a romantic dinner for Kate with all of her favorite foods, then reveals that he knows about her affair with Ian McAllister.Kate tries to explain but Stefano ends their marriage and takes control of "Countess Wilhelmina Cosmetics" and "Kate's Hearth and Home", making Kate's longtime enemy, Sami Brady, CEO.Ian then offers Kate a job as co-CEO of "MadWorld", to work alongside Madison James as competition against Sami.