Shocking secret revealed – Claire’s biological father is not Cole but Billy Y&R Spoilers News

The Young And The Restless Full Episode Thursday, May 22.2025 secrets and intertwined relationships, nothing can shake up the characters’ lives more than the truth about a child’s parentage.

While everyone still believes that Cole is Claire’s biological father, Victoria has been hiding a bitter and tormenting truth for years – Claire’s real father is not Cole but Billy, a truth known only to Victoria and a few very close people.

This truth not only threatens to destroy the fragile peace between the characters, but also creates emotional undercurrents that can sink Claire’s future and the future of those she loves.

Victoria has always been haunted by bad choices and secrets that cannot be shared with anyone. Years ago, in a moment of weakness, Victoria let her heart go astray, seeking comfort in Billy when her marriage to Cole was in turmoil.

It was a time when Victoria felt lonely, lost and unable to find understanding from the husband she thought she would be with for the rest of her life.

The fleeting relationship with Billy left Victoria not only with remorse but also an indelible legacy – the birth of Claire.

Although everything between Victoria and Billy was in the past, Victoria chose to remain silent, letting Cole believe that she was Claire’s biological father, hoping that this would help her daughter grow up in a complete family, without lacking the love of a father.

But the truth always has its own way of being revealed, and now Victoria must face the storm that she herself contributed to creating.

Claire has lived in the love and protection of Victoria and Cole since childhood, but she always feels strange, an invisible distance that she herself cannot explain.

Every time she saw Billy, who used to be her uncle, Claire felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if there was a deep connection between them that no words could describe. Sometimes, just for brief moments, looks, smiles or unconscious actions, Claire felt her heart beat strangely.

She did not dare to ask, did not dare to dig deeper into those mixed feelings, because Claire always believed in what Victoria and Cole had built for her: a family, a solid home, even though sometimes things were not perfect.

But then, when unusual signs began to appear, when questions about origins, about the past gradually became more and more urgent, Claire felt the uneasiness in her heart grow.

She accidentally discovered old letters, scattered notes that Victoria kept very carefully, old photos with Billy appearing next to Victoria at the exact moment before she was born.

Curiosity and suspicion grew, especially when Claire witnessed Victoria’s confused eyes every time she asked about the past, about the love story between her mother and Cole, and her previous relationship with Billy.

Not only stopping at feelings, Claire also discovered coincidences between herself and Billy that she had always overlooked: from small habits, to facial expressions, smiles, and behaviors, all were strangely similar to Billy, unlike Cole, whom she had always called father.

During a sleepless night, after being unable to bear her own torment, Claire decided to confront Victoria. Victoria’s eyes flashed with unprecedented fear when she saw her daughter mention the secrets she had kept hidden for so long.

Victoria tried to deny it, tried to cling to the reason “it’s all in the past”, but in the end, before Claire’s determination and increasingly clear evidence, Victoria could no longer hide it. The truth was revealed in sobs and tears of regret.

Victoria confesses that Cole is not Claire’s biological father, and the one who really gave her life was Billy, the man who was Victoria’s great love in the past. Claire feels like her world is collapsing.

She doesn’t know how to react when her whole childhood, her whole life suddenly becomes a lie, when everything she once trusted, relied on are just pieces of a fake picture that Victoria deliberately arranged. She is angry, hurt, and extremely confused. How could her mother lie to her for all those years?

Why did Billy not know about her existence? And can Cole, who has always cared for, sacrificed, and loved her like his own son, forgive Victoria when he knows the truth?

The questions rushing through Claire’s mind keep her from sleeping, from thinking about anything other than finding the answer. Victoria is no different from a prisoner of her own choice.

She feels guilty for taking away Billy’s right to be a father, and feels guilty towards Cole for letting him live a lie for so many years.

But deep down, Victoria just wants to protect Claire from the hurt, from the judgment of public opinion, from the complications that life brings. She is afraid that if Billy knows the truth, he will take custody of Claire, or worse, hate her for what she has done.