Ultimately, their plan failed, and Ned and Alexis went their separate ways.
Olivia Falconeri (Lisa LoCicero) was dating Sonny when she struck up a friendship with Ned.
Drowning her sorrows, she later ended up having a one-night stand with Julian and got pregnant too.
He eventually returned and proposed to Olivia.
The couple married in 2017, and Olivia moved into the Quartermaine mansion.
After Dante refused to see her, she helped Robert on a mission in Monaco.
Ned was furious that Olivia ran off with Robert, and assumed the worst.
He commiserated with Alexis, and the two got drunk and ended up sleeping together.
When Olivia returned to Port Charles and explained everything, Ned tried hard to keep the tryst a secret.
Alexis refused the offer and also felt she should confess to Olivia about what happened.
Tracy then framed Alexis for drunk driving, getting her arrested.
Dr. Austin Gatlin-Hold (Roger Howarth) had met Leo and suspected he might be autistic.
Olivia denied it, but Ned felt the child should at least be tested.
Angry that he would even consider it, Olivia demanded a divorce.
Olivia and Ned later renewed their wedding vows, andNed adopted Leo in April 2022.
Ned was subsequently blamed for informing the SEC that Carly and Drew were involved in insider trading.
