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“The Young and the Restless” has been constantly showing characters in tight spots, intense confrontations and family drama, among many others. Now that the year is about to end, it looks like the show is lightening up as it brings viewers a heartwarming episode for Wednesday.

Spoiler alert! This article contains “The Young and the Restless” spoilers. Read on if you would like to know what happens next before the next episode airs.

In this coming episode of “The Young and the Restless,” Jill Atkinson (Jess Walton) will remind Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) that he and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) will always share the bond of being John Abbott’s (Jerry Douglas) sons. Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) will lecture Jack that their old dad would desire him to find a different way to forgive Billy and bring him back to the family fold. Traci’s plans to reunite the Abbott sibling will backfire.

Soaps She Knows reveals that Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) will feel that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) is taking sides. Victoria will accept the truth about Travis Crawford (Michael Roark). The Abbotts will bring back a family tradition.

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A closer look at this episode ’s synopsis shows that Billy will be on board with patching things up with his brother Jack, but the latter will continue to be hesitant. Spoilers say that Traci will push both parties together. She will want them both to resolve their issues and go on in their lives. Sadly, as the episode synopsis spells out, it looks like things will not be working as planned. How Billy and Jack’s relationship turns out as the holidays approaches remains to be seen on this upcoming episode.

As for Victoria, she has been very hesitant lately to forgive the man she was about to be engaged to, but Travis was just not giving up too easy. It looks like Victoria will finally accept the truth behind Travis’ cheating, but perhaps she wants to settle it among th emselves. Wherever that leads to remains to be seen.

This episode of "The Young and the Restless" will air on CBS on Wednesday, December 7, in the US. It also airs on Arena in Australia.