Ashley is Emily Thorne’s close friend. She’s also the premier party planner for Victoria Grayson, though she longs for greater success. When Daniel Grayson’s college roommate, Tyler Barrol, arrives on the scene, Ashley plays hard-to-get for about five minutes. The two of them begin a relationship. They make the perfect team. They both long to become enmeshed in the Grayson empire. That’s probably why Ashley is willing to forgive Tyler’s lip-lock with Nolan Ross. They both want to get to the top by any means necessary.