On the December 18 episode of The Young and the Restless, Claire learned the details of what happened during the Abbotts’ Communication launch party from Kyle. He told her how Victor exposed Jack’s plans to shut down Jabot. However, she tried to explain away her grandfather’s true intentions, which made her a hypocrite.
Key Takeaways
- Claire had a turbulent childhood, in which she was groomed by Aunt Jordan.
- She has a hard time trusting people because of it.
- Ironically, she trusts Victor’s true intentions.
- Meanwhile, she doesn’t trust Audra and believes every lie and rumor about her.
Claire’s Hypocrisy Gets Exposed
On Wednesday’s episode, Claire (Hayley Erin) bumped into Kyle (Michael Mealor) at Crimson Lights. She wanted to know if it was true that Jabot was in trouble. She offered her support.
Kyle admitted that he didn’t want to get into it. He didn’t want to cause any problems between them, especially with their dueling families.
Claire wondered if Victor (Eric Braeden) was responsible for the explosive hit piece that came from Newman Media. Kyle confessed that Victor has Cane’s (Billy Flynn) AI program and wanted to use it to ruin Arabesque.
Claire didn’t believe Kyle. She asked him if he had any proof. Then, she asked whether Victor used the AI on them.
Kyle said that Victor didn’t intend to use the AI before they shut down their business. However, Newman Media then released a hit piece exposing the shutdown. Claire thought Kyle overreacted, which exposed her hypocrisy.
Why is Claire So Trusting of Victor?
Since Claire was groomed by Aunt Jordan (Colleen Zenk) for much of her life, she learned not to trust many people. However, she seems willing to blindly trust her grandfather, even though he’s the one who did whatever he could to break up her relationship.
Claire couldn’t instantly believe what Kyle told her. She said she needed evidence of Victor’s crimes. But when it comes to Audra (Zuleyka Silver), she believes the passing gossip or rumors about her alleged crimes.
Does this suggest that Claire is naive about Victor’s true intentions? Arguably, she hasn’t been around him enough to know what he could pull. She hasn’t ever tried to seek the truth from him.
Unlike Victor, Audra is the enemy. She slapped Claire and seduced her ex-boyfriend. And in turn, Claire tried to choke Audra.
Because of this, Audra is on Claire’s hit list. She’s determined to find out what happened with Audra in Los Angeles so she can bring her down. She won’t feel the same about Victor until he goes against her.
