The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers reveal that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) has been nervous about Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) ulterior motives. Nikki can almost always tell when Victor is up to something shady, so she’s got good reasons to be concerned right now.

Although Nikki thought she was ready to go back to work with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) as backup, Victor refused to even consider the idea.

Victor doesn’t want Victoria running Newman Media solo either, so Nikki doesn’t get why he’s so determined to put Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) in charge again.

Of course, Y&R fans know it’s because Victor needs someone with the same capacity for ruthlessness!

Victor wants an ally who can help him take down Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and the empire he’s built at Jabot.

However, Victor can’t keep his grand plan under wraps forever, so what happens once Nikki realizes what her husband’s latest vengeful project is?

You can bet Nikki’s going to be furious, especially since she feels it’s unfair to blame Jack for his previous actions.

It’s true that Jack took a risk when he mixed pills and booze in front of Nikki that night, but it all worked out in the end.

Nikki went to rehab due to the wake-up call she received, but Victor doesn’t seem to care about the positive outcome.

Victor’s actions will affect more than just Jack if he goes through with this.

This revenge plot could affect the whole Abbott family – including Harrison Abbott (Redding Munsell) since Jabot is his legacy, too.

Nikki may also disapprove of Victor going after Jabot when Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) works there as part of the Marchetti brand.

Now Victor is using Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) against Jack through Glissade as well, so Nikki may eventually see that her hubby’s about to become Jack’s worst nightmare with all his scheming.

At some point, Nikki may put her foot down and insist that Victor had better back off or else!

This is the kind of thing that could lead to Nikki separating from Victor and moving out of the ranch temporarily.

Nikki might even deliver a divorce threat if things get bad enough.

Jack is one of Nikki’s closest friends and arguably saved her life despite his ill-advised way of doing it.

As a result, Nikki may play hardball with Victor and do whatever she can to stop his vengeful reign of terror, so we’ll bring you predictions on how far she’ll go.