The Young and the Restless Recap, April 15, 2025: Damian tells all to Lily, Holden drops hints

Here is The Young and the Restless recap for Tuesday, April 15, 2025, when Holden is a man about town, and Audra is already haunted by Victor.

What happened on The Young and the Restless

At home, Audra was having second thoughts about her deal with Victor. She messaged Sally as she worked through her thoughts about working with Victor again, but then realized that this time, she had something Victor wanted, and this could be her last shot at proving to everyone that she could succeed. She ended up convincing herself that she would be okay and deleted the text without sending it.

At the Athletic Club, Nate was surprised to run into Holden as he thought he was leaving town. Holden told him he liked it in Genoa City and was surprised to see Nate at a bar alone, and not at home with Audra. Nate questioned why Holden would care. Holden mused how special Audra was and that he envied him for being with her. Holden listed off several of Audra’s good qualities and then noted it was a shame she couldn’t find any work in Genoa City. “Maybe you should have offered her a job instead of the fake one you pitched to Damian,” he snarked.

Nate didn’t find Holden’s “joke” funny. Holden added that he was the one who blew up his relationship with Audra and hoped Nate had better luck. Nate questioned that he classified it as a relationship. Holden said that he wanted to get serious and Audra wanted to leave L.A.; he called her the one who got away. Nate said Holden’s misfortune was his good luck and dismissed him.

Nate got a call from Audra, who said his surprise was ready, and he could come home. Holden noted that Audra always kept you guessing and advised him again not to lose her. He added that he knew her very well, so Nate cut him short. He said Holden seemed to be talking like they were rivals for Audra’s affection, and that wasn’t the case. He asked if Holden was going to be a problem.

Holden said Audra was the only thing they had in common, so he was just trying to make friendly chitchat. Nate wondered when, at any time of existence on Earth, did two grown men talk about that as a means to bond. He said that they also had his brother in common, but they weren’t talking about him. Nate told Holden not to talk to him about Audra again. Holden told him that he was happy that Audra found someone who made her happy. Nate walked out.

After Nate left, Devon walked in, on the phone with Abby, who was about to board a plane with Dominic to come home from Paris. Devon told her he couldn’t wait to see them, and then took a seat at the bar. Seeing Holden, he wondered if they’d pitched a tent and were opening a remote office in town. Holden said Nate had just wondered the same thing. “Probably because you keep threatening to leave and yet, y’all still here,” he said.

Holden explained that Damian was spending time with his mom. Devon probed for info about Aristotle Dumas, but Holden claimed he didn’t know him as he only worked for Damian. Holden changed the topic by noting he didn’t know all of Damian’s business, like if he was out on a date with Lily, for example.

Devon accused Holden of trying to get under his skin, but Holden said he was just chatting. He noted that Damian did like Lily a lot. “Well, I know for a fact that Lily doesn’t like Damian,” Devon snapped. Holden rambled how it was his experience that when people say they don’t like someone, they’re usually trying to just convince themselves. He advised Devon not to rule out the possibility that Damian and Lily could end up dating, even if they weren’t now. “If there’s one thing I know about Damian Kane, it’s that he doesn’t shy away from going after what he wants,” Holden added as he sipped his drink.

Holden had a flashback to a conversation with Audra about being happy with Nate and how she’d advised him to keep it to himself if he was thinking about her. She said that she knew how he took advantage of situations. Holden smiled to himself.

Nate came home to find that Audra had made dinner for two with champagne. She said he was always treating her like a princess, and she wanted to return the favor. Nate loved it. Audra said the night was about him, but she had exciting news: She got a job. Nate asked a couple of times who the lucky company was that had hired her, but she managed to distract him with words, dancing, and then sex.

Afterward, Nate wanted to postpone eating the dinner Audra had made until he heard about her job. She reluctantly told him that it was Victor who had hired her. She explained that Victor wanted to make amends for how he’d treated her with Glissade and was going to fund a new company for her to run. Nate backed up and asked if she was serious. Audra gushed how it would be her own legit company, not something she stole from Tucker. She asked Nate to be happy for her, but he said he couldn’t.

At Society, Lily met with Damian and told him the only way she would start trusting him was if he told her everything she wanted to know about Aristotle Dumas. He agreed but wanted Lily to look him in the eye and promise not to tell anyone. She thought the honor system was an odd way to go, but agreed. Damian tried to compliment her eyes while she was at it, and she teased him for it. Damian believed her promise to keep the conversation confidential, and so he agreed to talk but didn’t want to do it there.

Lily and Damian went to the park, where he told her that his priorities had changed since coming to Genoa City. Lily said she’d had her guard up because she had been burned by people she trusted. Damian told her if telling her the truth would help the trust between them, then he would tell her everything. He began by stating that Aristotle Dumas doesn’t exist.

Lily assumed that already and recounted the story of the Count of Monte Cristo and Aristotle’s connection to it. She wondered if, like the book, he intended to seek revenge. Damian claimed he didn’t know and said the only communication he’d had with his boss was through email, text, and phone calls. He had never met him and didn’t know his real identity, even though he ran two of his companies for him. Damian noted that he could have been talking to a go-between who worked for someone else, who worked for someone else.

Damian shared that he was the one who sought out Aristotle in the beginning. He had pitched him for a job by email, claiming to be an experienced candidate, and impressed him. Aristotle hired him by phone call, and ultimately, Damian became the face of two of his businesses. At the time, he didn’t have two coins to rub together and didn’t ask too many questions. Damian assumed that since he was pitching a convincing lie about being a savvy businessman, Aristotle knew he could handle the job.

Lily asked a lot of questions, but Damian didn’t know the answers. He didn’t care what Aristotle’s reasons were for hiring him, he provided him a life he never dreamt of by working for him. He said he was able to create a brand new Damian Kane by working for Aristotle. “Fake it til you make it,” Lily agreed. Damian asked why Lily cared so much about Aristotle and his connection to him.

Lily said Aristotle affected her and her family as he had contacted Billy, and Victor told her that Dumas was sniffing around Winters. Damian realized that she hadn’t talked to him so he could win her trust with some grand confession; she wanted to find out what Dumas was really up to. Damian didn’t realize Lily could be that slick and didn’t see it coming. “So, Damian, will you help me?” Lily asked.

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