The Young and the Restless spoilers: Nick supports ex-wife Sharon while the real Damian appears

Genoa City is recovering from the aftermath of the volatile Jordan-Ian conspiracy on The Young and the Restless. For the past few months, the town was riddled with inexplicable crimes that were all connected to Sharon Newman.

After Heather's murder and Phyllis's accident, Nick had Sharon's medicines tested. When the medication was found coated with PCP, Sharon was exonerated from the heinous crimes.

Soon, Ian and Jordan were spotted in town, and their connection with crimes was suspected. After Jordan took Sharon hostage while Claire tricked Jordan into killing herself, the dying criminal disclosed Ian's role in Heather's killing.

When Victor cornered Ian for an explanation, the master criminal pointed a gun at the Newman family. Their following scuffle left both Victor and Ian injured by gunshots. While both survived the ordeal, the town's residents will try to go back to normalcy again.

Meanwhile, The Young and the Restless is a long-running CBS daily soap which presents the relationship dynamics between various influential families in the fictional Genoa City. Since its premiere in March 1973, the soap has been dishing out unexpected twists in its storyline.

Disclaimer: This article is speculative and may contain spoilers.

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Nick stands up for Sharon on The Young and the Restless

Sharon Newman was under the spell of PCP-coated medicines when she presumed she had killed Heather and run Phyllis off the road. After she escaped captivity in the sewer and the whole truth was revealed, she bid the hallucination-Cameron goodbye.

Now, it is proven that Sharon did not commit Heather's murder or Phyllis's attempted murder. As such, Sharon is looking for closure. In this journey, her former husband, Nick Newman will be the best person for her since he has been supporting her throughout her ordeal.

However, Heather's partner, Daniel Romalotti, is not likely to forgive her for the other smaller crimes she did commit. She dumped Heather's dead body and framed Daniel by planting evidence on him. As such, he and his family may continue to hold resentment against her. Nick may stand in defence of Sharon against Phyllis and Daniel's charges.

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The Young and the Restless: The real Damian has secrets

For the past few weeks, The Young and the Restless fans have seen Nate Hastings trying his best to look for his half-brother, Damian. Nate has made a promise to reunite Damian with his mother and is ready to go the length to get him into the extended family before Amy dies.

As such, he invited the young man introduced to him as Damian to his home on The Young and the Restless dated February 3, 2025. There, "Damian" met Audra and inquired about his job offer. However, Nate broke it to the newcomer that there was no job offer and this was about his mother Amy Lewis wanted to meet him. "Damian" looked taken aback and left, while Nate admitted to Amy that the meeting did not go well.

Soon, the young man met another person, who turned out to be the real Damian. The fake Damian is named Holden. Holden told the real Damian about his meeting with Nate, and Damian wondered why his mother was using a stranger to meet him. Damian was also curious about Nate's connection with Amy.

However, Damian asked Holden to continue pretending to be Damian in front of the Genoa City residents. As such, on Tuesday's episode dated February 4, 2025, Nate will likely assure a worried Amy that her son needs to do a background check on Nate before trusting him.

Later, when Holden, who is pretending to be Damian, calls Nate, he will likely feel justified. Amy also may feel her son is reconnecting with her. However, Damian will continue to keep secrets from Nate and his mother. Whether the fake Damian would be ready to meet Amy for the fear of getting caught, remains to be seen.

Stay tuned to CBS's The Young and the Restless every weekday for updates on Sharon's struggles and Damian's secrets.