Audra Charles knows how to take on the big boys of The Young and the Restless

On The Young and the Restless, Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) is a force to be reckoned with. She first came to Genoa City in 2022 but had surprising connections to several Genoa City residents.

Jill Abbott had brought Audra to town to help take Chancellor-Winters public, but Audra was working behind the scenes with Tucker McCall to take over the company.

Additionally, Audra was Noah Newman's ex-girlfriend from when they were in Europe. Noah had come home when they broke up, unaware that Audra was pregnant at the time, and she lost the baby after Noah returned to Genoa City.

Audra Charles landed in Genoa City with an agenda

Jill thought Audra was working for her, but Audra was actually a double corporate agent for Tucker McCall. She learned the ins and outs of Chancellor-Winters while getting to know Billy Abbott, Lily Winters, Devon Winters, and Nate Hastings, all so that Tucker could do a takeover. However, when she was exposed, she was fired. By then, Nate was at Newman Media and hired Audra as his COO.

When Noah rejected Audra, she jumped in bed with Tucker, although he was in a relationship with Ashley at the time. Audra widened her horizons when she met Kyle Abbott. He and his wife, Summer, were on rocky ground when Audra became a temptation. The second he and Summer separated, Kyle went straight to Audra's suite, and they began an affair.

When Nikki became the CEO of Newman Media, she required Audra to end her relationship with Kyle to keep her job. Audra had no problem firing Kyle and ending their affair to retain her position at Newman.

Audra and Tucker on The Young and the Restless

Audra tried helping Tucker again when he wanted to take over Jabot. Audra had to use Kyle to do it, but he double-crossed her and had family loyalty. At one point, Tucker wanted to marry Audra, but she wasn't ready for that much of a commitment.

Audra and Tucker tried to continue their relationship, but she grew weary of his dedication to Ashley. Audra and Tucker had a plan for Glissade, but when their personal relationship faltered, she decided she needed to make a move for the company herself.

Defeated, Tucker said he would give Audra the company, but Audra had other plans to secure her future. Audra got a secret investor and convinced the board to put her in charge of the company. However, the deal she thought she had took a twist when the secret investor was revealed to be Victor. He told her he wanted her to run the company with Kyle instead of alone.

Kyle and Audra go from lovers to foes

Kyle and Audra's relationship has been tense and competitive. They have made several attempts at undermining and sabotaging each other as each tries to knock the other out of the seat of co-CEO of Glissade.

This week, Victor challenged them to prove who should stay and which one should go. Kyle quickly brought what Victor wanted, but he had a caveat: Victor fire Audra.

Glissade meant everything to Audra. She found a way to take the company from Tucker and may have the same determination to take it back from Kyle and Victor.

With Victor plotting to take Chancellor away from Jill and Billy, and Kyle wanting to use Glissade to overtake Jabot, Audra may have some choices.

Audra's next move on The Young and the Restless

Billy currently has Phyllis at his side, but another strong businesswoman who isn't afraid of Victor certainly wouldn't hurt his cause.

Audra also has the inside scoop on Kyle's thoughts about his parents. Offering her services to help Jabot may be a move that would help her and Jack.

Given Audra's double-crossing power plays in the past, both companies would be a hard sell for her to get herself hired at, but neither is impossible. She could try to get them to team up to take on Victor together.

Either way, she would be back in family drama and leadership tug-of-war that she wanted to avoid.

Audra could find other Genoa City allies

Lily doesn't know it yet, but Victor plans to backstab her. He has no intention of putting LIly in charge of Chancellor if he takes it over, and he is using her to get the company. If his takeover is successful, he will put Nikki in charge instead.

Meanwhile, Victoria is not pleased with her father's means of getting what he wants. If Victor goes too far and Victoria's children are hurt in the crossfire between Victor and Billy, Victoria may want a break. It's also possible that Victoria could betray her dad again to protect Billy when things get ugly. If that's the case, Victor could oust her from Newman.

Working together on their own company might be an option. Convincing Tucker to be involved in Victor's corporate wars could allow Audra to find her footing.

Whichever direction she goes, Audra never goes away quietly.

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