Y&R Day-Ahead Recap Monday, November 16: Victoria Catches Kyle in Claire’s Arms, Billy’s Shady Scheme & Lily’s Chancellor Nightmare!

The Young and The Restless day-ahead recap for Monday, November 16, reveals Lauren Fenmore Baldwin (Tracey E. Bregman) met Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) at Crimson Lights.

Also, Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) comforted Claire Newman (Hayley Erin), and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) dodged questions.

Key Takeaways

• Lily and Cane seek legal advice about Billy’s Chancellor plans
• Lauren and Victoria discuss getting Vibrante into Fenmore’s
• Kyle comforts Claire after Holden’s sudden breakup
• Victoria catches Kyle holding Claire at Society
• Billy wants to give Ruby the middle name Jill

Lily And Cane Talk About Billy’s Wedding

At Society, Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) and Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) rewind the tape on the wedding where Billy said “I do.”

Lily had been convinced Billy abandoned Chancellor to focus on his shiny new life, and hoped someone would stop him before she and Cane had to step in.

Cane reminds her that Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan) already turned the place upside down and found nothing to support their claim.

So Lily takes the only logical next step and calls Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc); with Amanda out of town, they ask for his opinion and review the contract line by line.

The result is hardly the pep talk they wanted: Michael admits the Abbotts have a real chance.

 

Lily And Cane Keep Talking About Chancellor

Lily reveals that she already offered to repay the loan, but Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) refused; when someone turns down their own money, there’s usually a reason.

Michael advises her to take the issue directly to Billy.

Lily doubts Billy will accept a deal, and Michael warns that she’ll face a fight either way.

Lily and Cane leave concerned that Billy may actually have a chance, while Cane vows he’ll never let him win.

Bold words, Cane; “Never” has a spotty track record in Genoa City.

As previously reported, Billy’s secret Chancellor scheme has already raised concerns about what comes next for Lily and Sally.

Lauren And Victoria Meet At Crimson Lights

At Crimson Lights, Victoria strolls in, smiling at a photo of herself with Kyle—a bold move for someone keeping a secret in the town’s most gossipy coffeehouse.

Lauren and Michael arrive soon after and pause to talk with Esther Valentine (Kate Linder) about Jill Abbott (Jess Walton).

They encourage Esther to skip a Thanksgiving visit with Jill and spend the holiday with them instead; the kindest ambush anyone could arrange.

Lauren says she’s there to meet Victoria, while privately worrying about sitting down with Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) cutthroat protégé.

Lauren is relieved that Victoria isn’t upset about her partnership with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford).

Victoria And Lauren Talk About Getting Vibrante Into Fenmore’s

Victoria’s focused on getting Vibrante into Fenmore’s, and Lauren says Kyle approached her about the same thing earlier.

She jokes that they must be star-crossed lovers or sworn enemies; a quip that could fit in more ways than she realizes.

Victoria turns the conversation to Phyllis, but Lauren keeps mentioning Kyle and notices Victoria seems distracted.

She gently says Cole Howard (J. Eddie Peck) was wonderful, but Victoria has to keep living.

Victoria blames her distraction on a later meeting and insists her life is full.

They agree to have lunch, and Lauren apologizes for prying, knowing Victoria is still grieving.

Kyle Comforts Claire At Society

At Society, Claire vents to Kyle about the abrupt, decisive way Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) ended their relationship.

Kyle suspects it wasn’t easy for Holden, but Claire can’t get past how he did it.

Holden was the kind man who made her laugh and offered comfort, yet he broke up with her over the phone, framing his decision to let her go as if he were doing her a favor.

It hurts to discover that someone she thought she knew could treat her this way; when Kyle suggests another woman may be involved, Claire immediately points to Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver).

She admits she threatened Audra and is convinced Audra persuaded Holden to end the relationship.

Friday’s Y&R day-ahead recap covered Claire’s sudden breakup and Audra’s revenge.

Kyle Agrees

Kyle agrees she is probably right, then wonders what that says about Holden if she could ruin things so easily.

He says he and Holden never deserved her, while Claire vows to keep her next relationship secret; with some experience in that area, Kyle treats it like the best idea he’s ever heard.

As Claire drinks and blames Audra, he asks whether she still wants to fight for Holden.

She feels left behind, though she understands his desire to know his father, and wishes he had let her decide what to do—fighting tears, she wonders if things fell apart because she doesn’t deserve happiness.

Kyle reassures her and holds her—just as Victoria walks in and sees them together.

Audra Shows Up In The Shadow Room And Orders Champagne

Audra breezes into The Shadow Room, orders champagne from Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei), and toasts to her life finally improving.

Daniel suspects she kneecapped someone to get there.

She calls him as rude and full of hot air as his mother, and they trade barbs until he brings up what she did to Kyle while he was married to Summer Newman (Allison Lanier).

Audra complains about psycho Claire, then casually asks about Noah Newman (Lucas Adams).

Daniel says Noah sold his share and may be gone for good, noticing that the news seems to bother her.

Audra Denies Noah’s Being Gone Bothers Her

Audra insists she doesn’t care, pokes fun at his love life, and sends him off to clean a table, sounding very much like someone who definitely didn’t ask about Noah on purpose.

When Daniel comes back, he apologizes for being stressed and judgmental, adding that he’s sorry if he got too personal.

Audra assures him she isn’t always so prickly; he explains this isn’t his only job: he also runs Arabesque with his mother.

The two compare notes on being creative people who wound up in corporate roles—Daniel says there’s not much that scares him anymore.

Audra replies that it’s good to know, in the voice of a woman storing that information for later.

Sally Comes Home And Asks Billy What Happened With Jack

Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) comes home and asks Billy what happened with Jack, sensing that something went wrong.

Billy says it was family business and refuses to elaborate—a vague explanation, especially when a certain litigator is only a speed dial away.

He changes the subject to their honeymoon in England.

Sally recalls watching British shows with her gran, and Billy offers to cook her a full English breakfast; she declines.

No one is going to eat their way out of this one.

Meanwhile, Billy’s Chancellor plans and Kyle’s support for Claire are stirring up even more trouble in Genoa City.

Billy Wants To Give Ruby The Middle Name Of “Jill”

Billy then admits there’s something important they need to discuss: he wants their daughter to have “Jill” as her middle name.

Sally asks whether the choice will make him happy for the rest of his life or leave him with regrets, and whether he should wait until he has worked things out with his mom.

Billy acknowledges that Jill can be difficult and that they’ve had their problems, but says she’s also amazing, and he’d be proud for their daughter to carry a part of her.

Sally believes the baby already has the best of them both and hopes the rest will fade once Jill meets her granddaughter.

Annemarie’s Take

Well, Victoria certainly walked in at the wrong moment! Kyle may have been comforting Claire, but seeing those two together has to make Victoria realize just how messy her secret romance has become.

And I have to laugh at Audra celebrating her good fortune. She may think she’s won, but Claire isn’t going to let Holden’s breakup slide without a fight.

As for Billy, naming Ruby after Jill is a sweet gesture, but it doesn’t erase what he’s hiding from Sally. I think that Chancellor obsession is going to come back and bite him!

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