 Neil unexpectedly passes away on the day of Lily's release in April 2019 and Lily leaves Genoa City after her father's funeral.Cane is devastated at the loss of his marriage and after weeks of hoping Lily will return to him, he finally signs the divorce papers.During this time Cane develops a friendship with Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) who supports him as tries to figure out his future without Lily.