Young and the Restless fans. We saw Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) trying to make a deal with Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) this week, and the big question is, why would Adam risk everything for his ex?
This is a game changer given how ruthless Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) is behaving over the whole Newman Media thing. Adam wants to protect Sally from Victor. But Sally warned Adam that it could blow up in his face, and Sally’s right, but he’s not being cautious enough. We’re going to talk about how Adam’s scheme could put him back on Victor’s bad side and what’s coming next.
Young and the Restless: Sally Doomed with Adam’s Help
So, earlier this week, Adam approached Sally about the offer she and Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) made to sell Newman Media back to Victor. They made the offer and he told Sally he’d think about it. So, she naively thinks Victor might truly be considering it, but he’s not. And Adam told Sally that. And then Adam asks why Sally even considered selling to Victor when she was originally so determined to fight for her company. So Sally admitted to Adam she and Audra realized they are no match for Victor. So Sally and Audra decided just to avoid trouble and give Victor what he wants for a fair price.
While Adam thinks Sally’s instincts are spot on, Adam also warns Sally there is no way that Victor will ever accept that deal. Adam is sure that Victor will not buy back what was taken from him. He wants to yank it back to tear it away from Sally and cause some pain while he does it. And Adam does not want that for Sally. Plus, Adam knows not only will Victor not buy back Newman Media, but he will try and destroy Sally’s company.
And he didn’t give a care when Chelsea Newman (Melissa Claire Egan) and Adam tried to talk Victor down because Sally’s pregnant and they don’t want her stressed. She doesn’t want to give up her company for nothing. But Victor doesn’t care that Sally didn’t steal Newman Media. She didn’t do this. Heck, she didn’t even want it. But Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) insisted and then he’s the one who rolled it into AbbottCom, which then became Spectra Charles. So, Victor is blindly chasing revenge as usual.
Y&R: Adam’s Secret Deal and Victor’s Revenge
So, that’s when Adam told Sally his big idea, and he thinks this will give Victor what he wants, but also not leave Sally with nothing. And Adam’s plan would allow Sally and Audra to avoid a war. So, Adam proposed he would buy Newman Media from Sally, but he’ll do it secretly and behind Victor’s back. So, that way, Sally will get what Newman Media is worth, and she won’t be losing it for nothing. And Victor will feel like he’s won since he won’t know that Adam paid Sally under the table out of his own pocket.
So, Sally was really shocked that Adam would go behind Victor’s back like this. She always doubts that he will actually stand up to his dad because she’s been there. She’s done that. She has the t-shirt. Sally knows how hard Adam has worked for Victor’s approval and his acceptance. And Sally didn’t have a reason to trust Adam. And also Sally doesn’t want to owe Adam anything.
Young and Restless: Adam’s Choosing Sally Over Victor
So, he told Sally that after everything he’s done, Victor still didn’t give him a spot at Newman Enterprises. Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) is running it and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) has a job waiting as soon as he’s clean and sober from his addiction. But Adam doesn’t have a seat at the table. And the only way he’ll get one is to stand by and let Victor screw over Sally by stealing the company from her.
And it’s true that Adam and Chelsea would love to have Newman Media back, but not at the cost of destroying Sally. Both Adam and Chelsea are very wary of putting Sally under stress that could cause pregnancy complications or a miscarriage. As for Victor, I honestly think that might be what he actually wants.
Not that he just doesn’t care. He may want this because he knows Sally is carrying Billy’s baby. And Victor hates Billy more than he hates Matt, more than he hates Jack, more than he hates anybody. I think so. Victor might be trying to cause problems so that Billy doesn’t wind up with a child with Sally. I put nothing past Victor. He might even rationalize it that it would be doing Sally a favor so she wouldn’t be tethered for the rest of her life to Billy.
Young and the Restless: Deception and Inevitable Fallout
So, Adam also promised Sally that Victor wouldn’t know about their secret deal. Adam said just him, Chelsea, and Sally would know and presumably her partner Audra as well. And Adam is certain that Victor will not find out. But Sally’s skeptical, understandably.
And while she doesn’t want to owe Adam anything, he told Sally if they do this deal, that has nothing to do with owing him. Adam says he’ll always be indebted to Sally, not the other way around. Adam hates the way things ended between them and between him and Sally because he cheated on her with Chelsea.
And Adam hates that he hurt Sally then and he doesn’t want her hurt by Victor. Now, he’s trying to protect Sally and to make amends, but she thinks it’s inevitable that Victor will find out because he always does. And Sally warned Adam if he goes behind his dad’s back like this, it’ll cause huge fallout between him and Victor. So, Sally wanted to know if Adam is prepared for that. Now, he says he is, but that’s because he really thinks for some insane reason that he can slip this by Victor.
Y&R: Adam Tries to Fool Victor
Young and the Restless spoilers for Thursday have Chelsea and Adam making a power move to impress Victor. So, at that point, Sally might have agreed to take Adam’s bargain because it’s her best option and really her only option since Victor won’t make a deal with her. And then Adam and Chelsea are going to tell Victor, “Okay, we’re going to take the company from her. You don’t have to do it. We’ll do it.”
And even if Victor believes that Adam has snatched Newman Media back from her, that might not be enough for Victor. He may tell Adam he’s still going to destroy Sally anyway as a slap at Billy. And if Victor finds out Sally got a payday from Adam, which seems inevitable, then I think Victor will double down on targeting Sally while also lashing out at Adam. I could see Victor demand that Sally give him the money that Adam paid her for Newman Media.
Young and Restless: Victor’s as Ruthless as They Come
We all know how ruthless and horrible Victor is. And he of course will be ticked off that Adam betrayed him. All the progress he’s made with Victor, you know, where Adam’s now integrated into the family fully and accepted by his siblings and by Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott). All of that could be damaged and tossed aside because Victor would rage at him.
I will say Nick probably would be on Adam’s side. He doesn’t want Sally hurt either. But Victoria, as usual, would be on team daddy. And even if Victor targets Sally anyway, we could see a return to the fun old days when Victor and Adam were at war and were targeting each other because that was high drama.
I also expect we could see Sally having some stress-induced pregnancy complications because of Victor. I think that might bother the other Newmans, including Nikki. But we all know that Victor wouldn’t care if Sally and her baby both died because Victor is horrible. And at this point, he’s pretty much irredeemable and it’s all down to the bad writing.
Young and the Restless: Jill Stops Victor?
However, once Adam’s sneaky plan is discovered by Victor, because I’m sure it will be if he keeps coming for Sally, we could see Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) intervene because that’s her future daughter-in-law who is carrying her grandbaby. And I think that she could actually rein in Victor. You never know. Jill might have all kinds of dirt on Victor.
And of course, Billy won’t be happy that Sally cut a deal with Adam and he won’t trust it. And then when Victor presumably and inevitably comes after Sally anyway, you know, Billy will probably blame Adam, especially if something happens with her pregnancy. Meanwhile, Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) is trying to get the DA to offer Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) a deal to flip on Victor.
So, maybe that’ll work out and Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) will get the goods to arrest Victor before he can wreak more havoc on Sally. So we’ll see. But the bottom line is Adam truly is risking everything for Sally. But at least he’s not doing it behind Chelsea’s back.
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