Claire Newman's character on The Young and the Restless is made up of tensions amidst dramatic plot twists in Genoa City, where the show is set. Recently on the show, she was shown having a budding romance with Kyle Abbott. The couple was loved by fans and were on the brink of committing to each other when Claire's life took a sharp turn.
Claire Newman's grandfather, Victor Newman, the over-arching patriarch of the family, is shown in recent spoilers of The Young and the Restless forcing Claire to test her loyalty towards their family. His game plan consists of pushing her to betray Kyle to prove her allegiance. Kyle Abbott comes from the prestigious Abbott family, and Victor detests his father Jack Abbott, and wants to take over his Jabot empire.
On the other hand, Summer Newman's tactics to try to divert Kyle's attention from Claire to her also comes at a crucial time for her. The Young and the Restless episodes have always proven to be filled with dramatization and promises of tension-filled episodes, showing the characters making difficult choices that may change the course of their character arcs.
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The Young and the Restless: What will Claire decide?
Victor's devious strategies to use Claire for his gains have proved to be working. He only recently acknowledged her as his daughter and he knows Claire will be ready to go to any lengths to prove herself to him. He decided to either let her overhear him speaking about his desires to take over Jack Abbott's empire or confront her directly about it. Both of these situations will cause Claire significant emotional turmoil.
In the latest episodes of The Young and the Restless, Claire has been shown trying to decide whether she will betray Kyle or side with her family. Victor's decision comes at a crucial time when Kyle and Claire's relationship is at such an important stage.
Claire's decision will end up making or breaking their relationship. While she is stuck at a crossroads to try to prove herself further to Victor as his grand-daughter or be faithful to her partner Kyle, her decision will prove to affect the residents of Genoa City, Wisconsin.
Claire, Kyle, and Summer's love triangle on The Young and the Restless
Summer Newman, who always had been wary of Kyle and Claire's relationship has been trying to rekindle her relationship with Kyle ever since Claire left her job of being a nanny for Harrison Abbott. Summer's decision to try to push Kyle away from Claire comes at a time when the latter is already shown to be struggling to maintain her family dynamics and her romantic relationships.
Summer's attempts at trying to revive her past relationship with Kyle when Claire's relationship is already affected due to Victor Newman shows how badly she wants Claire to succumb to these pressures. The upcoming episodes of The Young and The Restless will show how Claire will try to safeguard her relationship alongside the other troubles she has to face.
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