1980 (#5) - Katherine's trust and Derek's nomination as Managing Director

Despite Brock's constant warnings, Katherine continues to follow her heart and trust Derek with her life. After all, Katherine's desire to focus body and soul on her marriage is paying off as Derek and Jill have less and less time to see each other. Moreover, when Katherine surprisingly decides to appoint Derek as the new CEO of Chancellor Industries, the man can't help but get involved in the work, ending up neglecting Jill who is getting more and more tired of chasing and waiting for the man and in the end she decides to leave him. The nomination of Derek as CEO naturally does not make happy George Packard, president of Chancellor Industries after the death of Phillip, who complains with Katherine because of Derek's inexperience, convinced that he does not have the necessary skills to fill that role. Katherine, however, is intransigent and puts her full trust in her husband, who repays her by promising her every effort. But George, tired of Derek bossing him around, decides to design a plan to make Katherine regret her choice. So he hires his secretary, Judy Wilson, as Derek's secretary, convinced that in this way Judy can gather the evidence to prove to Katherine Derek's incapacity.