 Later that week, Neil asked Brad to step down as CEO of Newman saying that if he did not, then he would sue Brad for hacking into Newman Enterprises personal files and taking them to Jabot Cosmetics.Brad agreed, and he stepped down as CEO.When Sharon's marriage started to crumble again, Brad got another chance to approach her, especially after Phyllis had called him and tried to convince him to seduce Sharon so that she would stay away from Nick.