Just when Genoa City thought the chaos had peaked, a bombshell threatens to tear the Abbott family apart in ways no one ever imagined.

For weeks, mysterious moves have been disrupting the delicate balance of power within the business world. From sabotage attempts at Jabot to whispered rumors targeting Newman Enterprises, everyone assumed a new outsider had arrived under the Dumas alias—an elusive corporate figure pulling strings from the shadows. But nothing could have prepared Jack Abbott for the gut-wrenching truth: the man behind the Dumas mask is none other than his own brother, Billy Abbott.

It all began with inconsistencies in leaked documents and internal security breaches at Abbott Communications. Jack, already on edge from Billy’s recent alliance with Cain Ashby, grew suspicious when confidential data kept reaching outside investors. His investigation, quiet and methodical, led him to a trail of encrypted messages… all signed by “D.” But it wasn’t until a private server traced back to an old Chancellor Industries account—one only Billy had access to—that the shocking truth emerged.

Billy had been impersonating Dumas, orchestrating chaos behind a mask of anonymity, all in the name of revenge and self-validation.

The betrayal hit Jack like a freight train.

At first, Jack didn’t want to believe it. His younger brother had fallen before—gambling, addiction, sabotage—but this was different. This wasn’t reckless impulse. This was deliberate. Cold. Calculated. The Dumas plot was no mere prank. It had real consequences: investor confidence shaken, business partnerships fractured, and once-loyal employees walking away.

When Jack confronted Billy in his office late at night, the confrontation was chilling. “Was this your plan all along?” Jack asked, voice low and trembling with fury. “To destroy everything Dad built, just to prove a point?”

Billy, trapped and exposed, didn’t deny it. His voice was bitter. “No one ever takes me seriously. Dumas gave me power without judgment. Without the burden of being your screw-up little brother.”

Jack’s heartbreak turned quickly to outrage. He reminded Billy of everything he’d sacrificed—trust, family, legacy—to give him yet another chance. But Billy didn’t flinch. “I built something as Dumas,” he said. “I mattered.”

The fallout is already echoing through Genoa City. Word of the revelation is spreading. Shareholders are livid. Legal inquiries have begun. Jill Abbott is reportedly flying in to confront the son who may have dragged the Chancellor name through the mud once again.

But perhaps the greatest damage is the personal kind.

Jack, betrayed on the deepest level, is questioning whether there’s anything left to save. Billy, finally unmasked, is left standing in the ruins of a deception he thought would make him powerful—but only left him more alone than ever.

As the Abbott family faces its greatest test yet, one question remains: Can love and blood overcome betrayal this devastating? Or has Billy finally burned the last bridge home?