1992: The secretive young runaway arrived at the Earl Mitchell Center and was immediately befriended by Emma. She also caught Hutch's eye, which angered Tess so much that she framed Ro for stealing from Fashions. Once Barbara sorted out the truth, Rosanna was exonerated. It was soon revealed that Ro was actually a Grosse Pointe-bred heiress to the Cabot Motors fortune — and worth $600 million. Dad Alexander pressed the poor little rich girl to come home to the high-society lifestyle, but Rosanna claimed that she had finally found herself by living the simple life at the Snyder Farm. By the end of the year, she was being romanced by Evan.

1993: Evan's mother, Edwina, who was engaged to Alex, briefly halted Evan's romance with Rosanna by tricking them into thinking that they were brother and sister. It turned out that Edwina couldn't abide by Ro's rejection of her blue-blood roots. Rosanna again became the object of a scorned woman's envy when Debbie, out to nab Hutch for herself, made him believe that Evan and Ro were involved. Hutch's jealous reaction actually did push Ro into Evan's arms, and she lost her virginity to him.