She has a final encounter with Blythe, when Blythe strangles her to death. Blythe makes it look as though Hope completely vanished, and left Theo. Blythe continues with the second stage of the plan, getting her hands on the Crawford estate.
In their final confrontation, Blythe strangles her and presents a false narrative that Hope has vanished, leaving Theo behind. Blythe then moves on to implement the second stage of her strategy by gaining access to the Crawford estate.