On The Young and the Restless, March 9, Chelsea finally addressed her long history of conning and grifting others. During dinner with Adam, she didn’t shy away from her past, explaining why she used others to fund her lifestyle.
Key Takeaways
- Adam and Chelsea had dinner at the GCAC dining room, but didn’t have much of an appetite with all that had transpired.
- The couple toyed with the idea of opening a casino.
- Chelsea explained to Adam why she resorted to conning and grifting people in her past.
Adam and Chelsea’s Low-Key Dinner
During Monday’s episode, Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan, who talked about health warnings for women) and Adam (Mark Grossman) agreed to have dinner in the GCAC dining room. However, they didn’t have much of an appetite. Adam was stressed about them being unemployed since Newman Enterprises was taken away from his family.
Chelsea hoped that they would get their company back. Adam adored how compassionate Chelsea has been during this time. She admitted that she finally feels like a Newman, and that doesn’t change because of what happened.
Chelsea understood how much this affected Adam. They both wondered what the future held for them, since Newman Enterprises was no longer theirs. The couple recalled their days as con artists and grifters. They even joked about returning to that lifestyle to get money.
Chelsea Addresses Her Past
Despite their jokes, Chelsea got serious about her past. This was a long time coming, since some viewers assumed she was acting as if she had never been a con artist while judging others for doing the same.
When she first came to town, she was a con artist. Her mother, Anita (Catherine Bach), taught her how to swindle, grift, cheat, and con people into providing her lifestyle. Chelsea had a terrible influence on her life.
But Chelsea didn’t blame her mother. Rather, she explained to Adam that when she first arrived in Genoa City, she felt like an outsider. She turned to grifting and conning others because she was lonely.
Are Chelsea’s Actions Inexcusable?
In her past, Chelsea tricked Billy (Jason Thompson) into having sex with her. She knew that Victor (Eric Braeden) wanted to pay her to get Billy out of Victoria’s (Amelia Heinle) life.
But then Chelsea became pregnant. But most of Chelsea’s actions stem from her loneliness and her upbringing. Chelsea didn’t excuse what she did. She even suggested to Adam that they should try opening their casinos.
However, they don’t want to go back to that lifestyle ever again. The couple promised to do whatever it took to get Connor (Judah Mackey) the life he needed and deserved.
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