The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers tease that Ashland Locke (Richard Burgi) may be using a terminal illness fake-out to trick Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle). Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Wilson) have both offered hints that point to Locke’s elaborate mind game, so let’s discuss what might be happening here.
Things seem to be going a little too well for Victoria when it comes to this merger and all the success she’s pulling off. It’s always felt like this deal was a little too good to be true.
There’s no denying that Victoria and Ashland seem to have formed a genuine connection, but that doesn’t mean Ashland’s being honest with her about his condition.
It’s possible that Ashland made the whole thing up and has gone to great lengths to sell the story.
Since Y&R has always tried to make Ashland out to be a master manipulator, this may be a huge trick designed to hurt Newman Enterprises in the end.
After all, hurting the company that Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) built would be reasonable after the way Victor treated Ashland when he was having his heart attack.
Victor refused to get Ashland help until he signed the Cyaxares contract, so that’s a betrayal that Ashland might’ve secretly decided to get payback for.
Regardless, fans have seen no real medical evidence of Ashland’s terminal condition.
Nikki pointed out the lack of proof back in the July 1 episode and suggested that maybe Ashland just likes to play games.
Even if Ashland is truly sick, that doesn’t mean it’s such a deadly situation. Nikki pointed out that for all they know, Ashland has every intention of beating his illness.
Ashland could easily be lying about how severe his condition is and just making Victoria think he’s going to die in a few short months. All this talk about not pursuing treatment could be bogus.
We should also consider Adam’s clues from the July 14 episode. Despite the merger announcement, Adam isn’t concerned and doesn’t seem to have high hopes about this working out for his smug sister.
Adam feels like Victoria may rue the day she made this deal within six months – and we can’t forget that was how long Ashland was supposedly given to live.
Perhaps Victoria will get the rug pulled out from under her down the road.
Victoria is falling in love and doing everything she can to make Ashland’s final months on this planet meaningful.
Imagine how betrayed Victoria will feel if she finds out Ashland was never dying at all!
The Young and the Restless spoilers say some shocking twists and turns are still to come. CDL will have other scorching Young and the Restless spoilers, updates and news to read up on, so stick with us.
