Jack begs to keep it a secret – Victor threatens to reveal Kyle’s biological father Y&R Spoilers

There’s a quiet kind of tension that has always existed between Cane Ashby and the Newman empire — but this time, it’s no longer just simmering. It’s about to boil over.

Inside the grand study of the Newman estate, Victor Newman sat alone, staring at the polished surface of the table where the family crest was etched — a symbol of power, legacy, and the empire he built with blood, ambition, and sacrifice.

But this evening, the weight of that legacy bore down heavier than ever. Because Cane Ashby wasn’t just a problem anymore. He was a threat — strategic, relentless, and dangerously motivated.

Victor’s expression had shifted from concern to controlled fury. He wasn’t merely preparing a response — he was launching a counteroffensive.

Cane had already turned his eye toward the Chancellor estate, and now there were whispers of something even more brazen: a move against Newman Enterprises itself.

And Victor knew exactly what that meant — war.

In a hushed, high-stakes meeting inside Newman Tower, Victor summoned those he trusted most. Nikki, his eternal confidante and the first to sense Cane’s dangerous ambition.

Victoria, sharp as ever, already scanning financial data and real estate deals for patterns in Cane’s corporate chess game. And Adam — enigmatic, unpredictable, and always riding the edge of loyalty and self-interest.

Victor laid it out plainly: Cane is no longer playing on the sidelines. He’s positioning himself to dismantle the Newman dynasty, one division at a time.

Victoria, calculating and fierce, immediately began tracing Cane’s financial moves, uncovering a pattern that pointed not just to ambition — but invasion.

Adam, ever the opportunist, offered a darker strategy: plant someone inside Cane’s operations. Surveillance. Sabotage. A maneuver he knew all too well.

The Newman siblings, usually divided by distrust, found themselves momentarily aligned. Not because they believed in each other — but because they understood the magnitude of the threat now standing at their gates.

For Victor, the message was clear: this wasn’t about pride anymore. This was about protecting his life’s work from a man who wanted to devour it.

But what Victor didn’t share with them — not yet — was the most troubling truth of all: Cane wasn’t just targeting Chancellor or Newman Media. He wanted it all.

The whispers had already reached the wrong ears. Cane was circling Jabot. The very nerve center of the Abbott legacy. And with it, another dangerous player emerged from the shadows: Phyllis Summers.

Phyllis had always played by her own rules — clever, independent, emotionally scorched, and never afraid to get her hands dirty. She’d begun hearing rumors, not from boardrooms, but behind closed doors. Cain had opened up to her — or at least pretended to.

He dropped hints of a possible offer from Jack Abbott himself. A backdoor deal. One that could shift Cane’s focus entirely onto the Newmans.

It was calculated. And it was exactly the kind of chaos Phyllis understood far too well.

But what she couldn’t shake was the question that lingered in every dark corner: Why would Jack Abbott, who had every reason to despise Cane, consider such a deal?

The answer was sobering.

Jack hadn’t forgotten what Cane had done in France — the betrayals, the damage. But Jack knew something far more primal than justice: survival. And in Genoa City, survival sometimes means choosing the lesser of two enemies.

Victor and Jack had been locked in battle for decades. Their rivalry wasn’t just corporate — it was deeply personal. It lived in every handshake, every merger, every backroom deal. Now, with Victor arming himself for a full-on assault, Jack had a choice: stand alone and be crushed by two forces — or ally with one devil to destroy the other.

Cane wasn’t Victor. He didn’t have the legacy, the patience, or the influence. But he had urgency. He moved fast, he struck hard, and he was hungry.

And Jack? Jack was ready to feed that hunger — if it meant watching Victor Newman fall.