Young and the Restless spoilers see Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) scheming with Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) behind Victor Newman‘s (Eric Braeden) back, Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) confronting someone. And Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson) getting in Sally Spectra‘s (Courtney Hope) head.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Chloe’s Advice to Sally Regarding Billy and Phyllis

So first, let’s talk about why Chloe is pressuring Sally in the week ahead. As Friday’s episode closes down, we’re going to have both Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) and Sally quite unhappy with Billy Abbott‘s (Jason Thompson) decision to work with mystery man Aristotle Dumas. Billy tried to get Phyllis to see reason. He told her Dumas offered him a way to get Chancellor away from the Newmans. And Billy said he just couldn’t say no.

But then, when he tried to explain it all to Phyllis, she just got increasingly upset. And part of it is she took Billy at his word when he said he was going to put revenge on Victor behind him, that he had moved past it, he wasn’t going to engage in those games. But he was fibbing to Phyllis and also to Sally, to both of them.

Young and Restless Spoilers: Billy’s Games

Then Billy got Phyllis really excited to build something new at Abbott Communications with him. So this was going to be this ground-up, you know, collaboration project. Billy thought it would be a fresh start for him and for Phyllis. And then she insisted that he bring in Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei). So this is what she was looking forward to.

But now, Phyllis thinks there’s no fresh start coming because Billy’s the same old Victor-fixated guy who can’t let go of revenge games. And that’s the last thing that she needs because Phyllis is in bad shape. She’s got mental health issues, she’s got PTSD, all that. Despite being upset at Billy, she’s going to continue leaning into him, though, because her struggles are going to continue.

Young and the Restless: Sally Lays into Billy

So as the week ends, Sally is also chewing Billy out for business dealings. Phyllis and Sally both think that his involvement with Duma is dodgy. And Billy, of course, is telling Phyllis a good bit of the truth, Sally not too much of the truth. But they both think that Billy shouldn’t be involved with this guy on Young and the Restless.

So there’s an important shift next week. Young and the Restless spoilers say Sally’s best friend, Chloe Mitchell, tells Sally that she should take a page out of her devious playbook. Chloe suggests that Sally should find a way to get Phyllis out of Billy’s orbit for good. So I wonder if Chloe is talking about when Sally conspired to get Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) sent to Italy back in the day when she came back to town.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Chloe Sees Clearly

So, it definitely seems like Chloe has recognized that Phyllis is a significant problem for her bestie Sally and her relationship. You know, Chloe is actually a very accurate and trustworthy voice of reason where Billy is concerned. If you know your Young and the Restless history, you know, don’t forget it’s been a minute, but Chloe and Billy had a significant relationship years ago.

The death of their daughter Delia Abbott (Sophie Pollono) kind of ripped them apart. But yeah, Chloe knows what she’s talking about when it comes to him. And she knows all about Billy and Phyllis and Billy with Phyllis. So I do think Phyllis is just part of the problem, though this Dumas guy is going to be the real trouble.

Young and the Restless: Winters Family Targeted – Lily Confronts Damian About Dumas’ Agenda

All right, before we talk about Nikki going behind Victor’s back, let’s talk about the Dumas threat creeping closer to the Winters family also. Already, Lily, Devon Hamilton (Bryton James), and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) wonder why Damian Kane (Jermaine Rivers) came, claimed to be running or owning these companies that are actually property of Dumas. We now know that Victor and Dumas have been rivals for several many years. And next week’s YNR spoilers have Lily just going off on Damian.

So, we’re going to see Lily telling Damian she wants to know what the heck he and his boss Dumas are really up to. She is on fire about it, but the question is, is this something more that Lily has found out, or is this just her acting on information that Victor gave her? Because the Mustache told Lily some things selectively. He was not transparent with her.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Victor’s Deceit

Victor didn’t give Lily the whole truth, far from it. And there’s no doubt that Victor has an agenda where Dumas is concerned. They are rivals, and Victor wants the other man to go down in flames. And he’s got no issue weaponizing the Winters to attack Damian, hoping it’ll destabilize Dumas.

So when Lily comes in hot at him, Damian kind of looks like he’s in shock. However, I would also be surprised if he gives Lily the answers that she’s looking for. There is a reason that Damian is keeping things secret. It could be his agenda, or it could be about his boss’s big plans, the mysterious Duma.

Nikki’s Dilemma: Lauren’s Plea to Betray Victor in Young and the Restless Spoilers

All right, now let’s talk about why Lauren wants Nikki to go behind Victor’s back. So by the end of this week, Nikki’s celebrating with the other Newmans. They are all toasting Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and Chelsea Lawson Newman (Melissa Claire Egan)’s reunion.

That’s Nikki and Victor and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle), all of them are toasting them. You know, Nikki’s not a big fan of Adam’s, but she has to admit he seems like he’s straightening up and flying right and doing better.

Then Nikki’s celebration is cut a little short because her best friend Lauren Fenmore summons Nikki to come see her. I think they’re over the GCAC. The ladies are out to lunch. And Lauren looks distraught when Nikki joins her next week, should be probably Monday.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Lauren wants to talk to Nikki

So we’re going to see in the Young and the Restless spoilers for the week ahead that Lauren wants to talk to Nikki about Victor. And Lauren says Victor is why that, you know, she urgently needed Nikki there, which of course she’s surprised because what’s the overlap, right?

So Lauren tells Nikki she needs her to betray her husband Victor. And I do suspect that this is about Michael Baldwin (Christian Leblanc) being roped into one of Victor’s schemes to destroy Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman).

First of all, Lauren does not want to see their good friend Jack destroyed, and she knows this is Victor being awful for no reason. Second, Lauren doesn’t want Michael dragged into these vendetta games, but Victor is pushing him hard. And you know, Michael has an affection for the guy, so he’s letting it happen.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Will Victor Give In?

So Lauren may ask Nikki to try and dissuade Victor from revenge, or we may find out from Lauren that Michael’s dragging his feet about those spies. You know, Lauren may tell her that Michael’s in a no-win position.

And she needs Nikki to help him out of this jam, kind of help him cover for the fact that they really don’t want the Jabi spies bringing back any good intel. Lauren doesn’t want Jack targeted. And we all know Victor’s only being salty because Jack saved Nikki’s life, and right now nobody else in the Newman family wants Jack targeted, literally not one other person, but Victor’s out of control.

So, I suspect Lauren wants Nikki to shut down her hubby or betray Victor so they can keep him chasing his tail, keep him in the dark so that no real Jabi sabotage activities happen.