 Steffy left him when it was revealed that he had only been with Phoebe, Taylor and Steffy to get back at Ridge, in a twisted revenge plot based on harboring a lifetime of resentment against Ridge.Rick then faded to the background, spending a lot of time in Paris.Rick soon became intrigued by Jacqueline Payne Marone, and tried to woo her away from her husband, Owen Knight, even going so far as to propose, but Jackie remained true to her husband.