Young and the Restless: Sally Issues Ultimatum to Billy After His Dirty Play – Breaking Point?

Young and the Restless suggests that Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) cannot keep his big mouth shut. And he ruins things for Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope), and it’s about the deal she made with Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) when he bought back Newman Media.

Is this going to be the last straw for Sally? How much more can she take of Billy’s antics? We’re going to talk about how Billy’s latest move may push Sally too far and why she may slap Billy with an ultimatum.

Young and the Restless: Victor Pushes Billy’s Buttons

So, we’re going to see this week Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) running into Billy while they’re both out and about at Society. And of course, Victor can’t ever leave anybody at peace. So, he’s goading and taunting Billy about Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) giving him a job at Chancellor. And Victor refers to it as Cane throwing Billy scraps.

And Victor doesn’t stop there. I mean, he is always so awful to Billy. So, this week, Victor tells Billy that Cane makes him look unworthy. And Victor goes even lower and says Billy’s mom, Jill Abbott (Jess Walton), wishes that Cane was her real son, not him. And then Victor just keeps going and he calls Billy a loser and Victor says he’s going to lose again soon.

Billy’s Huge Mistake on Y&R

And based on what Billy does next, Victor might actually be seeing into the future because Billy screws up big. First, he gets in a few jabs at Victor about Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) stealing Newman Enterprises. And then Billy brings up the fake AI generated evidence against Phyllis, Billy, and Cane that didn’t work out in Victor’s favor. But of course, the mustache knows how to push Billy’s buttons.

And Victor goads him so badly this week about Jill and Cane that Billy’s anger and hatred of Victor gets the better of him. And guess what Billy does? He blurts out that Victor’s precious son, Adam, didn’t take Newman Media back from Sally. No. Billy reveals that Adam cut Sally a big fat check for it. And Billy taunts Victor by saying that Adam went behind Victor’s back to buy it from Sally. And then Billy salts the wound and says that Adam even paid Sally more than market value, more than Newman Media was even worth.

And Billy pushes back more and says Adam probably even used Victor’s own money to buy it from Sally. And of course, Victor acts like he doesn’t believe Billy. And we’ll see Victor play it off and laugh in Billy’s face and walk away. But this confirms what Victor already suspected that something was weird about the deal.

Young and Restless: Billy’s Betrayal and Sally’s Breaking Point

So, over at the ranch, Victor calls Adam to come over. And then Victor confronts Adam and demands to know why he didn’t tell him that he paid Sally and someone for the company. And Adam is annoyed because he was worried this would come out. He worked hard to keep it secret. Not so much because he cares if Victor’s mad at him. It’s because Adam is trying to protect pregnant Sally.

Adam wants to shield Sally from his dad Victor’s vengeance. He and Chelsea both agree that’s best. Adam says it doesn’t matter and that Victor shouldn’t believe anything that Billy says. So, he’s still trying to play it off, but Victor demands to know if Sally outsmarted Adam or if his son was conspiring with Sally.

And that’s when Adam tells his dad none of this is Sally’s fault. And Adam says he just wishes Victor would be happy that Adam made the deal and got Newman Media back because he thinks Victor should be congratulating him. But of course, his dad won’t. And so, Adam storms out and he calls Sally immediately and he gives her a heads up that Billy ran his mouth. He blabbed their secret to Victor and that was not part of the deal. Adam’s irate and says if Billy wants a fight, he’s got one.

Sally Tries to Make a Deal with Adam on Young and the Restless

Later this week, Adam is over at Sally and Billy’s place. They’re having an intense talk and at that point, Sally is trying to cut another deal with Adam. So, maybe it’s Sally trying to get Adam to not go after Billy for breaking the promise and blabbing to Victor. But at this point, Sally can’t keep shielding Billy. This reminds me of the chat that Sally had with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) at the house.

Gosh, it’s been a couple of months ago. It was before she was pregnant. Sally was explaining to Victoria when she was growing up how her dad would screw up and then everything would blow up and then Sally would help her dad pick up the pieces and then her dad let her down over and over and Sally was in the role of parenting her own father. And now we’ve got Billy doing the same thing. And Sally is repeating that toxic pattern of caretaking Billy just like she did her dad. It’s not healthy, not good for any relationship.

Sally Let’s Billy Have it on Y&R

And then this week we have Sally confronting Billy and she’s absolutely furious. So, Sally’s going to have lots to say because Billy knew how important it was to keep that secret from Victor. She didn’t even have to tell Billy, but Sally trusted him. And guess what? Billy betrayed her almost at the first opportunity.

It seems like he would rather see Sally at risk than take a hit to his own ego. Billy could have just turned the other cheek and walked away from Victor. But this is very typical Billy behavior. And yes, Victor was 100% in the wrong and is totally toxic for what he said on Young and the Restless.

But in this situation, if it was Adam, for instance, he would have kept it zipped. He would have prioritized Sally over himself. Adam would have taken the hit to his ego and would never have given Victor any ammunition to use against Sally.

And in fact, Chelsea would have, too. They’re both more worried about pregnant Sally than Billy is at this point. This was Sally’s secret. It was not Billy’s to tell. And he knew it would put Sally in Victor’s crosshairs.

Young and Restless: Billy Can’t Help himself with Victor

But his hatred for Victor and Adam outweighs his love and concern for Sally. And in that way, Billy’s acting a lot like Victor because the mustache usually puts his hatred for Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) above his love for Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) and family.

Billy thinks he’s a better man than Victor, but he’s acting just like him. And Billy let Victor goad him into hurting Sally with this reveal. And Billy should be ashamed of himself. There are so many red flags with him and Sally keeps excusing them or just ignoring them.

Billy’s obsession with Chancellor. There’s his thirst for revenge on Victor, his obsessive hatred of Adam, and Billy’s constant need to battle with his mom Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) about Cane. And then also for Billy to battle Cane. So many red flags. And Sally has given Billy chance after chance.

And in fact, Sally has been extremely understanding about his issues with Victor and Adam and his issues with Jill and Cane. But how much more can Sally take? I’m sure carrying Billy’s child means Sally is going to show him grace again, more than he is due.

Sally Hits Her Breaking Point on Young and the Restless

And I think because of Sally’s difficult childhood, she really wants her baby to have a normal life, not the life she had. But she can only be pushed so far. And I think Billy has almost pushed Sally to her tipping point. With Adam telling Sally this week that Billy blew everything up, it’s huge.

I expect Sally to hit Billy with an ultimatum. I think this is Sally’s last bit of patience. Billy keeps showing her his true self, and Sally is in denial. She needs to believe what she sees, not what Billy says. The man is an emotional train wreck who leads with his ego.

So, Sally’s ultimatum may be that Billy has to let go of his hatred for Victor and Adam or Sally’s done. She’ll take the baby, she’ll go. And I bet Jill would be on team Sally and we keep the funding for her company in place because Jill knows exactly how Billy gets. I think Sally is going to write Billy a reality check this week.

But of course, we all know how it goes. He blows up every single relationship that he’s in. Just ask Phyllis about him sleeping with her daughter. Just ask Victoria or Chelsea or so many other women in Genoa City. This time there may be no coming back from what Billy has done.