Thus, Ava told him about Kiki, hoping to cash in on some of that money.

After the truth came out, Silas dumped Ava, and Kiki and Morgan broke up.

Ava and Morgan then had an affair (viaSoap Central).

Maura West smiling

However, Ava’s love life didn’t exactly get better after that.

PerMichael Fairman TV, after Sonny killed A.J.

The car exploded, sending Morgan off a cliff to his presumed death (viaBlasting News).

Bryan Craig looking serious

Ava was devastated when this happened, and things between her and Sonny got even more antagonistic.

Valentin shot Nikolas, sending him over a balcony to his presumed death (viaSoap Central).

When Ava returned to Port Charles, the truth about her switching Morgan’s meds had been discovered.

Tyler Christopher smiling

Carly and Sonny Corinthos (Laura Wright and Maurice Benard) blamed her for Morgan’s death.

Sonny and Carly escaped, but Ava was terribly burned.

There, she encountereda captive man known only as Patient 6and was warned he was dangerous.

Matt Cohen smiling

However, the doctors had nefarious plans for him and were enraged when he absconded.

The doctors threatened Ava, but Griffin managed to show up just in time to rescue her.

She also started to combat Sonny Corinthos over custody of their daughter Avery.

Jon Lindstrom smiling

Ava eventually dumped him, so Griffin then started an affair with Kiki Jerome.

When Ava found out, she went ballistic, seeking revenge against both of them.

Little did Ava know that she wasn’t confiding in Kevin.

Marcus Coloma smiling

His evil twin the infamous serial killer Ryan Chamberlain had imprisoned Kevin in an asylum and taken his place.

Ryan was attracted to Ava’s dark nature and took her meaning literally.

While she didn’t actually want Kiki dead, Ryan took it upon himself to kill the girl.

He framed Griffin Munro for the crime and almost got away with it (viaSoaps in Depth).

Ava was horrified to eventually realizeshe’d fallen in love with her daughter’s killer.

After three years of believing that Nikolas Cassadine was dead, Ava saw him on Halloween.

The painting hid a codicil to his grandfather Mikkos Cassadine’s (John Colicos) will.

It wasn’t long before the two realized that they were perfect for each other and fell in love.

Things got so bad that she fled to Europe, perSoaps in Depth.

The truth eventually was revealed, and Ava returned.

This time, it was Esme who went over the parapet and was seemingly dead.

He had plans for the Cassadine family and worked to keep Ava and Nikolas apart.

Hopefully, Ava will one day find true love.