When Ji Min's murderer is revealed and tied to the case of other murders, Paul lets Heather take full credit for finding the information, resulting in her getting her job back as the assistant district attorney (ADA). After becoming increasingly exhausted from work, Heather learned that she had Epstein-Barr disease. After becoming engaged to Adam, Heather becomes deeply hurt to learn that he had lied to her about forging his father's diary, who was presumed dead. She arrests him and decides to continue trying to find out if Victor actually killed a man named Walter Palin. After helping Adam get released into his father's custody due his becoming blind, Heather admits to Adam that she still loved him even though he asked her to stay away from him, knowing that he could do her harm. With Ashley Abbott's (Eileen Davidson) persuasion, Victor allows Heather free visits to Adam's room at the ranch. After learning Adam's supposed love affair with his lawyer, Rafe Torres (Yani Gellman), Heather ends their relationship. In an attempt to hurt Adam for his betrayal, Heather sleeps with "Restless Style" editor Billy Abbott (Billy Miller) in attempt to write an exposé on him.