Young and the Restless spoilers tease trouble for two couples and a potential romantic opportunity brewing for two more including Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) and Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope). We’re going to talk about who’s falling in love and who’s falling out of love.

Sally Spectra & Billy Abbott: A Relationship on the Brink on Young and the Restless

The first couple that looks seriously shaky this week is Sally and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson). They had been doing great, and recently, Sally received a great gift of trust from Billy.

He agreed she’d be CEO of AbbottCom while he was off chasing his Chancellor dreams. He even invited Sally to move in with him. Things were going so well, which means, of course, it’s time for Billy to take a big risk and screw up his relationship with her as he always does.

This week, things take a turn after Cane canceled Billy and Sally’s launch party for AbbottCom. He said Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) would just take it from them anyway. He’s out to destroy the Abbotts and wants Cane’s groundbreaking AI program to do it.

But Cane offered Billy the AI software to use against Victor. And we know Billy wants to get Chancellor out of Victor and Nikki’s hands. Plus, Billy’s also been itching to get revenge on Victor for years of ill-treatment.

But Sally sees through Cane and hits Billy with an ultimatum. If he does this deal, Sally’s going to leave the company, and their relationship is over. I think she may walk out on him soon. That’s the first split.

Kyle Abbott & Claire Newman: A Relationship Plagued by Deceit on Y&R

The second split I see coming is Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) and Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin), even though it hasn’t happened yet. We’ve seen Kyle break Claire’s trust in him when he kissed Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) in France.

Even worse, Kyle did it half-naked, and Claire still doesn’t know that little detail. The worst part is Audra told Claire the truth while Kyle lied to her face about the incident. Then, when Claire asked for a minute to process, Kyle got impatient and proposed.

Now Claire knows Kyle was also hiding the $5 million contract he signed for Victor. So, Claire doesn’t trust him anymore. Meanwhile, she’s getting closer to Holden Novak (Nathan Owens).

I just don’t see Claire and Kyle lasting much longer. In the end, for all those reasons, she may dump Kyle. That would be the second split that I’m expecting on The Young and the Restless in coming days.

New Romances Brewing in Genoa City: Phyllis Summers and Cane Ashby?

Now, let’s talk about two new romantic pairings that we could be getting on Young and the Restless soon. The first new couple I could see coming out of all of this is Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) with Cane Ashby.

We know Phyllis is supposed to be getting a new love interest. Plus, according to headwriter Josh Griffith, she also gets a work win. So, Cane could cover both bases – giving her professional success and the personal love interest all in one package.

Yes, Cane told her he’s done with revenge when he’s not. But at the same time, she’s been giving Cane really good advice about how to get back in good with his kids, Maddie and Charlie, who are very upset.

This week, Cane’s whispering to Phyllis about them owning the town together. Plus, Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) is done with him. So, I could see Phyllis and Cane blurring the lines between business and pleasure and getting together as a new couple on Y&R.

Holden & Claire Newman: A Fresh Start for a Budding Romance on Young and the Restless?

The second potential new couple I want to talk about is Holden and Claire. He has a crush on Claire and she can’t trust Kyle. Pus, Holden and Claire have a vibe, they have chemistry. I feel like their growing friendship and Kyle’s missteps set the stage for new romance.

It also didn’t help that Kyle told Holden to stay away from Claire. That made her mad because, as far as Claire can see, this whole mess and all of the unhappiness in her life right now is down to Kyle.

Are we getting two break-ups and shakeups and also two new couples on Young and the Restless? Wait to see.

Young and the Restless spoilers indicate that Damian Kane (Jermaine Rivers) could be dead. Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) is a suspect, among others, and Chance Chancellor (Conner Floyd) is investigating. There are some intense new spoilers to talk about.

We’re going to dive into whether Cane killed his romantic rival Damian, or if somebody else did it, and who Chance is grilling as part of the murder mystery that we were promised and they’re delivering on. We’ve got lots of good stuff for the week of July 14th on Y&R.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Cain’s Jealousy and Lily’s Rejection

So, by the end of this week on Young and the Restless, Cane is really losing it because he wants to be with Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). She keeps rejecting him, and then even worse, Damian, his former employee, winds up in bed with Lily. She is moving on without Cane. He doesn’t stand a chance with her. He never did. But then everything’s going to shift.

Y&R Spoilers: The Necklace and a Moment of Sorrow

So, after Lily kissed Damian again in front of her ex-husband Cane, that seemed to kind of break something inside of him. Lily took Damian off to her train car, slid into the sheets with him, and Cane pulled this necklace out of his shirt.

And I saw some people on Soap social media asking what’s the significance of the necklace he had. It’s not the chain, it’s what was on it. After watching Lily leave with Damian, Cane pulled out a chain and it had his wedding band on it.

They showed it just for kind of a brief second, and some of the screenshots and pictures is not terribly clear, but it is distinctly a wedding band. The band he wore back when he was married to Lily. So, it was kind of like Cane was just having this little moment of sorrow, and then the implication is that he completely snaps in jealousy because then next week things take a turn.

Did Cane Poison Damian? Unraveling the Y&R Murder Mystery

Damian and Cane run into each other in the maze. They are having a drink, and Damian asks Cane if he’s trying to poison him because he’s jealous about Lily. Cain reassures Damian and says, “No, we’re both drinking the same stuff.” And then Cane says, “No, no, cuz I’d be poisoning us both.”

Then Damian seems to have some sort of reaction to what he drank. And it looks like he’s maybe losing consciousness. Cane’s like, “What’s going on?” At a glance, it does look like he poisoned Damian while the two men were alone in a fit of jealousy over Lily. But there’s a few things to consider. One, Damian’s not really dead.

You know, this is just one of those cleverly edited promos and you know, he’s fine and somebody else is killed. So, two, the poison or whatever it is was meant for Cane not for Damian. That’s another thing to consider. If you remember, Cain brought Chance there because he said somebody’s trying to kill him.

And since Cane told Damian they were drinking the same thing, the poison, if indeed someone is poisoned right there, might have been in the glass, not in the liquid. You know, maybe Cane just happened to grab the non-poison glass and Damian grabbed the one that was actually meant for Cane. Of course, if it is Damian that dies, it looks bad because he just slept with Lily and everybody knows that Cane wants Lily back. But the fact that Cane brought Chance there because of a potential death threat calls everything into question.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: The Newman’s Knowledge and a Plan B – Exploring Cane’s Motives

I do have to mention, you know, Damian might not be dead for a couple of reasons. Now that Cane knows that the Newman’s know that he left and went to Genoa City and was buying up real estate properties and he has a minion there. And of course, Cane knows all this because Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) told him, the Newman’s know that could be the big motivation for what’s turning into a murder mystery next week.

So Cane might have already had this as like a plan B or a plan C in his back pocket to buy more time to keep everyone trapped there at the chateau while he’s got Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) doing his dirty work back in their hometown.

You know, I mean, it’s not for nothing that Chance is there and that Cane brought him. It all feels like a big setup. He’s supposed to be this master manipulator and all this. So, you have to think a little deeper and wonder if the Y&R writers are being, you know, clever with these edits on the promos and things like that.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Chance’s Investigation and Cane’s Scheme – A Convenient Setup?

So, Chance is starting up a full-blown murder investigation next week, which means nobody at the chateau can leave. So, that feels pretty convenient for Cane right? We’ll see if it is or not, but that’s what it feels like. What’s crazy about this also is that Chance has no jurisdiction in France be investigating anything. He is a Genoa City cop. Nobody in France has to listen to him or stay there to be questioned by him. But this is what we’ve got. So if this is some sort of scheme by Cane to keep his unwilling guest there longer, a couple of things could happen.

The promo’s misleading and somebody else has died or Damian appears to have died, but he’s not dead, you know. And it could be that Cane gave Damian something to knock him out. Has his henchman Carter and Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan) stash him somewhere? Maybe he is going to blackmail Damian to stay quiet and play dead. Cane might have some sort of leverage he can hold over Damian. Some sketchy business thing from his past when he was Dumas.

Maybe Cane has access to some special cancer treatment that would be some kind of big help to Damian’s mom. Amy Lewis (Valarie Pettiford) tells him, you know, play dead for a week and I’ll get you this experimental treatment or something. Cane’s dad, Colin, was sick and died not too long ago, so Cane may have built up some medical connections.

You know, I think Damian could be talked into playing dead for a week or so, but we’ll see how it goes. Uh, you know, we’ll know when the full roster of our spoilers is out next week. It would kind of suck for Lily to finally get a a new man in her life and in her bed and then he dies right after they do the deed. That’d be terrible.

Peeping Through the Bushes: Who’s Watching Kane and Damian?

Also, next week when Cane’s with Damian and the other man appears to have some reaction to whatever he drank, somebody is watching Kane with Damian. They’re nearby. They’re peeping through the bushes at the hedge maze.

And again, this could be contrived. It may be Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) because next week he’s having this confrontation scene with Phyllis. And Nick’s telling Phyllis, “Stop with all the stall tactics.” And she’s asking what he saw. So maybe Nick was peeping at them. Maybe Cane wanted them to be peeped at. I mean, he’s controlling everything and he has cameras everywhere.

Agatha Christie Style: Chance Gathers the Suspects

So later on, Chance gathers everybody in the train car, murder mystery style, Agatha Christie style, and Lily asks if Chance is calling this a murder, and he says, “Yeah, that’s what they’re looking at.” But Lily at the same time doesn’t look like she’s distraught, like her new lover just died. That’s why I’m kind of like, weird, you know? So, at the back of my mind, I’m also wondering if Damian’s fine and somebody else is dead and they just didn’t show him in the promo because in the promo, I also don’t think I saw Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and some others.

So, could be somebody disposable like Carter, the guy who’s Cane’s assistant. And again, we’ll know more when we get the full roster of weekly Y&R spoilers. I like Damian. I hope he’s not pushing up daisies at the chateau next week. Chance tells the assembled guest they’re going to that he’s going to talk to everybody privately about where they were, what they were doing over the last hour.

That appalls Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway), who’s asking her ex-husband, Chance, if he’s going to interrogate them. Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) starts complaining that they’re all basically suspects in a murder investigation.

Young and the Restless sees Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) gearing up to make war on Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). And he just revealed a shocking list of targets that he plans to either use as allies or they could be collateral damage in the epic battle about to rip Genoa City apart. We’re going to see who Cane tasked Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) to target as the next phase of his attack on Victor begins.

Young and the Restless: Cane’s Sneaky Meeting and Suspicions in Genoa City

This week Cane crept out of France after telling everybody else that they are stuck because of the storm. He is in GC for a sneaky little meeting with Holden who is doing backdoor deals for his new boss Cane who’s also his old boss Dumas. So, the party guests are suspicious.

Victor, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), and others wonder what’s going on and what game Cane is playing by keeping them at the chateau in France. Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan), his lawyer and co-conspirator, swears that Cane is a changed man. But I kind of think she knows better.

Amanda was told via text that Cane was headed for GC and to keep the guests distracted while he does his thing. And what his thing is involves Holden and some sketchy commercial real estate transactions back in town and also it involves a list of targets that Cane has in mind. So this meeting with Holden is the first time he’s ever laid eyes on Dumas in person and then Cane makes a proper introduction and tells him his real name.

The Truth About Holden’s Employment and Cane’s Plan

And it turns out that Cane really did have Damian Kane (Jermaine Rivers) fire Holden after Cane fired Damian. It was all part of the bigger plan. Then Cane contacted Holden directly not long after that. And ever since, secretly, Holden has only pretended to be unemployed and disgruntled and jobless.

This attitude that also explains why when Damian offered to get Holden a job at Winters, he pretended to be angry and called it a pity job. Because Cane had already given him a great job. I’m sure he’s paying him a big pile. Holden is Cane’s secret right-hand man, his eyes and ears in Genoa City. And that involves a list of people to target.

But first, Holden was busy buying up a bunch of real estate within the business district. Cane also told Holden at their meeting at Crimson Lights, he actually used to live in Genoa City and he tells Cane that he likes it there. Holden actually prefers it to LA and we’ve already seen that he’s done a lot of leg work for his sketchy boss.

Cane’s Strategic Targets: Mariah, Claire, Abby, Adam, and Chelsea on Young and the Restless

So Cane wants Holden to befriend certain people. These are key people, key strategic targets. But Cane is not going to tell Holden why he’s chosen these people. And when he starts asking questions, Cane will not answer them. And he warns Holden just follow orders, and don’t worry, whine and stop asking.

So, I’m sure Cane is paying him a pretty price for this. On this shocking list of targets is Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes), Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin), Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway), Adam Newman (Mark Grossman), and Chelsea Lawson Newman (Melissa Claire Egan).

So, Cane  is really pleased and impressed to hear that Holden has already gotten close to Claire. Now, I do think Holden was generally interested in Claire. Because he was already making friends with her way before Cane gave him this list of people to target. So, he wants Holden to get even closer to Claire and the others are very interesting choices as well.

All the targets are either Newman or Newman adjacent. Mariah is running Cassidy First. But it’s more about her ties to Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow). And of course, Claire is a Newman and working at Chancellor Industries as her grandma Nikki’s right-hand woman. Chelsea and Adam both work high up at Newman Media. And of course, Adam is a Newman and Abby of course, is a Newman as well.

Young and the Restless: The Newman Connection and Cane’s Possible Allies or Targets

So, with this list, Cane is targeting people who are either Victor’s kids or very close to them. Because Claire is Victoria Newman’s (Amelia Heinle) kid also in Newman, Adam is his son, Mariah is very close to Nick and of course Abby is the Newman that nobody ever thinks about. But she’s still a Newman.

Plus, as Cane was in GC tightening up his targets and getting Holden busy on making new strategic friendships, we’re left wondering why. So, are these people going to be possible allies that Cane wants? Or are they going to be targets of Cane‘s if they refuse to cooperate with him? And of course, at the beginning, they’re not even going to know. Because it’s Holden approaching them and nobody has tied them together.

Young and the Restless: Billy’s Alliance and the Winters Family Dilemma

So, back in France, there’s another alliance that Cane doesn’t even know that’s cooking. Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) tells Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) he’s gonna offer himself up to Cane to team up against Victor and snatch Chancellor back from The Mustache.

So Cane has got a nice list of allies or possible targets for collateral damage depending on how things go with Holden. And of course, Victor is the primary target and I would say Damian is now a close second. Because of his and Lily’s growing attraction which Cane was asking Holden a bunch of questions about.

What’s interesting in all this is that the Winters family, they’re not fans of Victor after he screwed over Lily on the Chancellor deal. But Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) was once close to Victor and he and Lily really hate Cane. So the Winters may align with Victor. We’ll see.

The debate is I think they would see him as the lesser of two evils or the winners may initially act like Switzerland and stay neutral, you know. Because the Newman screwed Lily over so badly. But push comes to shove, I bet Devon and Lily side with the Newmans against Cane and Billy.

Young and the Restless: Chelsea’s Discovery and Adam’s Warning to Victor

So, Cane  is getting all his deceptive little ducks in a row using Amanda and Holden as his minions. But then there’s a wrinkle this week. Chelsea spots Cane at Crimson Lights after Holden leaves and she is shocked to see him back in Genoa City. So once Chelsea sees Cane and they chat, she gets really, really suspicious. As a former con artist, Chelsea can spot another con a mile away.

So, of course, she runs to tell Adam that Cane showed up out of the blue. That is going to send Adam racing to warn Victor. Because between the two of them, I bet Adam and Chelsea figure out that Kane must be Dumas. They do the math on him being a thorn in Victor’s side for 6 years, which is how long Cane’s been gone from town on Young and the Restless.

And then there he is while everybody else is gone. Adam is going to move heaven and earth to get to France. He’s going to be quite a sight when he gets to the Newman rail car all sweaty and out of breath.

The Aftermath: Hidden Cameras and Victor’s Strategy on Young and the Restless

But of course, giving him the news that Duma is Cane is old news by then. However, it is big news that Cane was back in GC and up to something. Fortunately for Cane, Holden was already gone from Crimson Lights before Chelsea spotted him. But also remember, there are hidden cameras in all the rail cars. So Amanda or Kane will notice that Adam has made it onto the hill. And them finding that out before they come and confront them might buy Kane a little time to strategize.

Once the guests know that Cane left the chateau and went back to GC, everything’s going to blow up in Cane’s face. Abby and Devon have already suggested they might be being held there as a distraction. Some people have wondered if their companies might be in danger. And this week, spoilers say Victor stays a step ahead of Cane. That could be thanks to Adam. But Cane clearly has a complex strategy with contingency plans in place. So, Victor knowing Cane was in Genoa City may only accelerate the plot, which would be nice, right?

Excitement for Cane’s Plans and Potential Karmic Slap for Victor

In the meantime, Holden is back in town getting closer to these people on the list. I’m super excited to see what Cane has planned. I honestly I thought he was a jerk six years ago when he left. Even though Daniel Goddard was truly hot, I thought Cane was just an a-hole. I didn’t like the way he treated Lily.

So, we’ll see if they have found a way to make him more likable or at least a more appealing villain. I mean, Victor has been behaving so badly for so long that I’ve been wanting him to get a karmic slap. So, maybe maybe that’ll be a fun thing to see Cane doing. But it’s not going to be too long before Y&R reveals why exactly this list of targets has been selected.