
He underwent surgery to restore his hearing. After his hearing returned, he caught Sylvia cheating with her assistant, Miles Sloan. Julian refused to forgive her. He staged a fake death before their wedding. Sylvia was humiliated. Learning of his death, she aborted her child with Miles, drove Miles away, and searched for Julian. When she found Julian, she begged for reconciliation, but he rejected her and vowed never to see her again.