In July 2013, Derek Wells (Julian Jerome) portrayed by (William deVry) arrives in town. He takes over Kate Howard's magazine. It is revealed that he is working with his previously unmentioned sister, Ava Jerome, to take back the family's territory from Sonny Corinthos. In addition, Julian is scripted as being the biological father of Sam Morgan due to his one-time tryst with a teenage Alexis Davis. Though Julian starts off as a stand-up guy, he becomes very bitter, lethal and unpredictable as his family falls apart around him. He also takes over his father's organization but always has a soft spot for the women in his life, which is first displayed with Cheryl. This trend continues with Alexis and Sam despite Julian being unaware of his connection to them. But true to form, Julian is still very tough on his sisters, Ava and Olivia.