 Victor was outraged, assumed his estranged wife Nikki Newman had been behind the exposé, and divorced her.In his anger, and still unaware that Leanna had written "Ruthless", Victor took Leanna with him in his private jet and they marry in Las Vegas in October 1988.In February 1989, Nikki shocks the newly weds by revealing their marriage is invalid because Victor and Nikki's divorce isn't finalized.