HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! The Young And The Restless Spoilers:

Victoria calls Theo back – revealing that Harrison is his child

In the unpredictable world of Genoa City, where family rivalries and business

ambitions collide, nothing is ever straightforward. Victoria Newman, known for her sharp mind and unyielding determination, is about to turn the city upside down with a plan so cunning that it will leave everyone reeling. Her goal is simple: to protect her brother Kyle’s budding relationship with Summer’s rival, Celia, ensuring that nothing and no one, not even Summer Newman herself, can come between them.

Victoria has always been a master strategist, willing to go to any lengths to get what she wants. This time, she devises a scheme that no one could have seen coming, all beginning with a chance observation. Victoria has been keeping a close eye on the Abbott family, and it didn’t take long for her to notice something strange—Theo Vanderway, Kyle’s cousin and longtime rival, has been suspiciously absent from Genoa City. But Victoria has a hunch that Theo isn’t as far removed as everyone thinks.

Her keen instincts lead her to Harrison, the young boy at the center of Kyle’s complex love life. Victoria realizes that if she can plant a seed of doubt in Kyle’s mind about Harrison’s true parentage, she could destabilize everything Summer holds dear. But to pull this off, she needs Theo—a man with his own tangled history with Tara Locke, Harrison’s mother.

Victoria reaches out to Theo with a carefully crafted message, knowing that his curiosity and unresolved feelings for Tara will be enough to lure him back to Genoa City. Theo, unpredictable and driven by his own ambitions, can’t resist the bait. The idea that Harrison might be his son, a child he never knew about, is too compelling to ignore.

When Theo receives Victoria’s message, he is blindsided. The revelation that Tara had a child, one that is being raised as Kyle’s, hits him like a ton of bricks. Memories of his brief, passionate affair with Tara come flooding back, along with a nagging suspicion—could Harrison really be his son? The timeline is unclear, but the possibility looms large in his mind. The thought that Tara might have kept something as significant as a child from him ignites a fire within Theo, and he agrees to return to Genoa City—but on his own terms.

Theo has his own agenda and isn’t about to let Victoria manipulate him completely. He wants to uncover the truth about Harrison, but he’ll do it his way. If that means taking on Kyle, so be it. The rivalry between them has always been intense, but now the stakes have never been higher.

Meanwhile, Kyle remains blissfully unaware of the storm brewing around him. His focus is entirely on Celia, the woman who has brought new joy into his life, and on Harrison, the child he has come to love as his own. The idea that anyone, especially his own sister, could be plotting to disrupt his happiness is the furthest thing from his mind.

Victoria, however, is patient. She knows that in Genoa City, the truth—or even the mere suggestion of it—can be a powerful weapon. By bringing Theo back into the picture, she plans to plant the seeds of doubt in Kyle’s mind. Even the slightest hint that Harrison might not be his son could throw everything into chaos. And in that chaos, Victoria believes, Summer’s hold on Kyle will weaken, allowing Celia to secure her place in his heart once and for all.

As Theo returns to Genoa City, he wastes no time in setting his plan into motion. He confronts Tara, demanding to know the truth about Harrison’s paternity. Tara, caught off guard, is forced to confront the lies she’s built her life on. She always knew the truth would come out eventually, but she never expected it to happen like this—not with Theo back in the picture and Victoria Newman pulling the strings.

As the tension mounts, Kyle begins to sense that something is amiss. Theo’s sudden reappearance and the growing distance between him and Summer raise red flags. Kyle has always known that Theo is a threat, but he never imagined his cousin would strike so close to home. The idea that Harrison might not be his son is devastating, casting a dark shadow over his relationship with Celia.

The true horror of the situation dawns on Kyle as he starts to piece together the clues, realizing that the delicate balance of his life is on the brink of collapse. And with Victoria’s manipulations in full swing, Genoa City is about to face one of its biggest upheavals yet.