The Young and the Restless spoilers: Ashley SEPARATES her company from Jabot?

Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott smirking in The Young and the Restless
Eileen Davidson, The Young and the Restless (Image credit: CBS)

Despite The Young and the Restless sibling rivalry between Ashley (Eileen Davidson) and Jack (Peter Bergman) looking like it would come to a peaceful resolution at the insistence of Traci (Beth Maitland) during the week of June 19, that positive outlook may quickly change with the jaw-dropping news that Jack is promoting Diane (Susan Walters) to Jabot’s chief talent officer. 

In the episode airing on June 28, Jack defends his right as CEO of Jabot to make such a decision to Billy (Jason Thompson). However, as the youngest of the Abbott siblings wisely points out, Jack promoting his fiancé is only to anger Ashley, and moreover, it only fuels her claims that Diane is using Jack to further her career. 

Peter Bergman and Eileen Davidson as Jack and Ashley confronting each other in The Young and the Restless

Peter Bergman and Eileen Davidson as Jack and Ashley in The Young and the Restless. (Image credit: CBS)

But in what is truly a surprise, Ashley hardly reacts to Diane’s promotion news. Even as the archrivals come face to face in the following scene, Ashley doesn’t raise her voice, hurl vicious insults or even declare to stop the promotion from going through. On the contrary, she even congratulates Diane. Diane is rightly suspicious of her future sister-in-law.  

Then in the same episode, Ashley has a chat with Billy, and he too is caught off-guard by his sister’s calm demeanor in light of the Diane news. 

He senses that she has something planned, which she admits to, but coyly refuses to reveal what her next business move is. The only thing she confirms is that it’s not "nefarious."  

Ashley being this unbothered by Jack’s bold move more than likely means she is going to counter with one of her own. 

Longtime fans of The Young and the Restless will recall that back in 2018 during Ashley’s last big blowup with Jack, she left Genoa City and headed to Paris to start her own company with the Jabot patents that were left to her in a will. Her thriving business became known as Abbott Exchange. 

Then as the matriarch of the Abbott clan Dina (Marla Adams) became increasingly more ill with Alzheimer's, Jack and Ashley decided to merge Jabot and Abbott Exchange, with Jack calling the shots of the day-to-day business of Jabot.  

Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott talking to someone in The Young & The Restless

Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott in The Young and the Restless. (Image credit: CBS)

With all that said, in light of her constant frustrations with Jack and Diane, is Ashley plotting to separate her company from Jabot? 

That certainly is possible, especially when you consider that Tucker (Trevor St. John) has been pushing her to start a business with him. Could a joint business venture with her husband-to-be become the next big thing in Genoa City and a rival to not only Jabot but Newman as well?  

Trevor St. John as Tucker McCall smiling in The Young and the Restless

Trevor St. John as Tucker McCall in The Young and the Restless. (Image credit: CBS)

Should our suspicions prove true, you better believe Jack and Diane will be left reeling, Billy screaming I told you so and the entire Abbott family heading toward a major fallout. 

On a side note, we have to wonder if Ashley would hire a certain Newman at a newly realized company. We’re talking about recently benched Nick (Joshua Morrow). 

New episodes of The Young and the Restless air live on weekdays on CBS. Episodes become available to stream on Paramount Plus. 

Terrell Smith

Terrell Smith has a diverse writing background having penned material for a wide array of clients including the federal government and Bravo television personalities.  When he’s not writing as Terrell, he’s writing under his pseudonym Tavion Scott, creating scripts for his audio drama podcasts. Terrell is a huge fan of great storytelling when it comes to television and film. Some of his favorite shows include The CrownWandaVision, Abbot Elementary and Godfather of HarlemAnd a fun fact is he's completely dialed into the TLC 90 Day Fiancé universe.