A Nikki Twist After July 23 Young and the Restless?

Is Victor just being used?

On the July 23 episode of The Young and the Restless, Nikki swore to Kyle that she had no idea about Victor and Audra’s plan to break up him and Claire. Nikki is horrified and disgusted, and, honestly, she doesn’t even believe that it’s true. But what if Nikki is lying…?

The Woman Behind the Man

Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) has been one of Claire (Hayley Erin) and Kyle’s (Michael Mealor) biggest cheerleaders. She thinks their relationship is wonderful! But what if Nikki is only saying this because she doesn’t want to upset her newfound granddaughter…or the perpetually prickly Victoria (Amelia Heinle)?

What if Nikki has been saying one thing… but she really feels something else? After all, Kyle had already hurt Nikki’s other granddaughter, Summer. Why would Nikki want to live through Act Two of that? What if Nikki is the brains behind the whole Audra (Zuleyka Silver) plan? She’s the one pulling the strings!

The Woman Behind the Woman

But Nikki is smart. And, we have to assume… bored. Sure, Victor (Eric Braeden) made her head of Chancellor Industries. But you know he still controls every aspect and decision, meaning Nikki is left to just rubber-stamp his edicts. She needs something to keep her mind occupied. Which is how she came up with the plan to convince Audra to convince Victor to fund her company…and to earn that honor by breaking up Kyle and Claire.

Manipulating Victor has got to be fun for Nikki. After all, she can’t possibly adore him as much as she claims to. Nikki knows all the horrible things Victor has done. She can’t be that gullible. So why not have some fun? Manipulate Victor, control Audra, and break up Claire and Kyle. All in a day’s work! And they all deserve it.