Wed, Mar 17, 2010
Isabella finally present her son, student Daan, to the family. Karel immediately takes to him, Bea senses a dangerous threat. Fred successfully forces Stijn to resign to avoid prosecution. He convinces Hanna Stijn lied again, so she dumps him completely. Instead of taking him back to help him to a revenge, Camilia prides herself on manipulating his downfall. Both lovers offer to take amnesiac Simon in, but he only trusts Clair. Karel finally accepts to make Fred CEO. Olivier wins his senatorial election after all.
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
The XTC Claire planted in Simon's jeans convince Hanne, who washes his cloths, the boy must be addicted, even lover Freya doubts him. Stijn examines the Groeninghe file endlessly, but drops everything when his college-ex and family lawyer Camilia visits unannounced. In therapy, Lise tells about her youthful operatic career and Simon's dad. Simon tells them she's the mythomaniac. Claire tells Maaike she's just dad's plaything of the year. She manages to make step-ma run away from the photo-shoot with Carlos and blame Fred for paying him. Although Stijn takes absurd credit for the brothers' done deal, Karel still supports him as CEO.
Wed, Oct 7, 2009
Rodenburg Investment Co. founder Karel 'Carlo' Rodenburg decides it's time to hand over his CEO post. His wife Bénédicte 'Bea' expects it to go to their eldest son Frederik 'Fred', who is about to marry model Maaike. But Fred isn't up to the job, a real estate agent without brains or conscience. Therefore Karel offers the job to outsider Stijn De Ridder, who is prepared to move to Kortijk with his wife Hanne and unruly daughter Freya. Fred's junior brother Olivier, a brilliant MP and lawyer, warns bratty Fred what deep trouble a zoning offense already brought him in, but instead of settling (expensively) Fred beats up client Janssen, who already contacted the press. Bea tells Fred to fight anyhow, and just when Karel is to announce Stijn's appointment at the wedding, he has a cardiac crisis.
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Patriarch Karel Rodenburg has had a cerebral bleeding, which left him comatose before he could announce Stijn De Ridder's appointment as next CEO. His wife and firstborn son Frederik 'Fred', who both want to succeed while his brother Olivier isn't interested, make that speech and the unsigned contract disappear. Fred's blackmailer now demands 20,000 Euros. The board is convened. The family majority isn't qualified to appoint Fred if hostile stock-holder Mrs. Marie-France Cénépart votes against him, but ma Benedicte is confident to convince her. The De Ridders consider legal action, and hire Stijn's ex Camilia.
Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Fred manages to make Stijn pay 20,000 cash extra for the villa. Freja is happy the sale is back on, now she can help Simon stay in the garden shed. Ma Bea persuades the doctor to let Karel have re-validation at home, where she can physically control him. Still he visits RIC, to check up on things. Fred makes sure Stijn is buried in files as well as social functions, till he literally drops. The real estate deal (with dodgy contractor Serge Vriendts) Fred hoped to make Stijn sign for half-blindly ends up tabled at a family dinner, where Ollie saves the day.
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Karel refuses to fire Stijn for his political naivety but gets an office again to keep on eye on him. Simon could be happy with Freja, despite Claire, who pretends not to miss him but plans her revenge. Alas, his mother becomes Hanne's psychotherapy patient, likely to spill the beans. Simon even starts a fistfight with a friend of hers. Stijn plans to show the Rodenburgs he can succeed ethically. Oliver helps Fred overcome the crucial politician's objections to the Greninge project their way.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
There's no end to Fred's misery after Karel gave the shares in his former real estate firm, Weststar, away to Daniel and Claire. The police refuses to arrest Freya for viciously slapping him in the face, leading to a medical check-up that his wife insisted. Daniel assures Karel his mother has no reason to doubt his ability to graduate with honors while learning 'on the job'. Olivier curses the family name for side-tracking his political ambition. The whole family is staggered when Claudia Schneider sends them all a letter explaining Claire's mother isn't dead.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Simon and Freja realize Claire set him up with drugs. She turns on pa Stijn for meddling now, while absent almost always. Hanne takes their side and stops taking Lise's rape story on face value. Stijn's bullying makes Simon move out. Fred refuses to choose between wife and daughter after the sabotaged photo-shoot, so he demands Claire involves Maaike in her own contract negotiation. Posing as a journalist, Olivier finally meets and charms his flame, yet she scares back. After another fall, Karel despairs about his recovery. Bea makes Fred use the opportunity to bond with dad again. Blackmailer Jansen is back, for more.
Thu, Sep 9, 2010
Fred can't stand Karel interfering in RIC and blowing off deals behind his back. It comes to a serious confrontation between father and son and Benedicte must choose sides. Her decision has serious consequences for the family. Despite Fred's refusal, and without his knowledge, Maaike has posed for a photo shoot in lingerie. Marie-Claire can not leave it to tease her stepmother and it comes to a fight between the two women. Fred realizes the conflicts between his wife and daughter have to stop. Marie-Claire has barely recovered from the battle with Maaike or she is tackled by a furious Freya. She seeks solace in the arms of her enigmatic cousin Daniel. Meanwhile Hanne realizes that Olivier was never intended to take her to his Cabinet when he turned Minister and does not want to have anything to do with him anymore. But will Olivier in fact become Minister?