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India von Halkein

In late 1998, India returned to Springfield soon after Phillip’s wedding to Harley Cooper. India, apparently having lost all her money in a divorce settlement to an unnamed man, came to town looking for a rich man to snag. At this point, Dorie was in boarding school and India needed a way to pay for the schooling. After accepting a job at Spaulding and burying the hatchet with Alex, India dated Ross into 1999. After a brief time as lovers, India ended the relationship because she realized that Ross was still in love with his ex-wife, Blake. She then moved into the Spaulding mansion and renewed her old association with Alan after helping Alan rescue Lizzie from Annie Dutton. As thanks for helping rescue his granddaughter, Alan agreed to fund Dorie's school expenses. Later, as the two began to grow even closer, Alan had a heart attack. During his recovery, Alan appointed India to a new position at Spaulding: Executive Ambassador for Spaulding Enterprises. The duties of this were never specified, but the most probable guess is her shaking hands with businesspeople around the world. Despite her and Alan's bond, India disappeared without an explanation.

India returned to Springfield in late 2002 to attend, along with all of Phillip's other ex-wives, the board meeting to determine whether Alexandra or Alan would control Spaulding Enterprises. Despite her closeness to Alan, money won out and a financially strapped India voted for Alex. After the vote, India told Phillip that she had to go back to Andorra because Dorie was getting married. In 2005, India returned again for another Spaulding board meeting. Upset to learn that Alan had supposedly killed Phillip, whom she called the only man she'd ever loved, India went against the Spaulding family and voted in an unexpected CEO--Harley Cooper.

I had forgotten about India in all the nostalgia. I guess they couldn't work anything out with the actress.