Victoria Newman-Hellstrom acts more like Big DaddyVictor every day...

If Restless Whispers are to be believed, little Vicky Newman is a Chip Off the Old Block....or is it Chippy? First, there was Newman Enterprises' trouble with the SEC. It's nothing big, just a few casual "misunderstandings" aka "misrepresentations" to stockholders and the folks in Washington, D.C. whose job it is to make sure 2010 doesn't play out like 2008 and 2009 did. One thing's for sure, stockholders and government watchdogs are in no mood to be mis-led, which means "Mis" Thing was very fortunate the SEC decided to drop the investigation. Just like Dad, little Vicky is proving very adept at out maneuvering even the canniest government investigators.

But then came hunky hubby JT Hellstrom's decision to sack security at Newman and seek greener employment pastures elsewhere. But why? With the wife at the helm of Newman, Hellstrom's role as Director of Security for N.E. is set for life. Maybe not. In fact, definitely not; as poor JT is learning, when you marry into a family of jackals, the best you can hope for is eventually getting out with all your fingers and toes still attached. And forget your heart, we already know how woefully under-equipped the Newmans are in that department. Perhaps JT should have a heart-to-heart with Julia, Ashley, Leanna, or Diane. Heck, it might even be worthwhile to dust off the Ouija board and see if he can ring up Hope or Sabrina in hopes of benefiting from an even broader perspective.

It would appear that Hellstrom's departure had something to do with the appearance of Deacon Sharpe on the scene. In fact, apres the last stockholder meeting, Hellstrom made his feelings about Sharpe obvious with a left to the jaw. Why all the rancor, fellas? As the French say, "Cherchez la femme," which loosely translates as "Keep your eye on the woman." Restless Tongues wag that keeping an eye on Ms. Newman after hours would have been a full time job of late. Taking after Dad again, Vicky?

At any rate, shortly after Sharpe's jaw was re-aligned, Mr. Newman-Hellstrom accepted a position in New York City. In a last-minute decision, Mrs. Newman-Hellstrom decided to accompany her husband with their son. Their New York sojourn was short-lived however; within weeks, the Newman-Hellstroms were back in GC.

So everything is back to normal and everybody's happy? "We'll see," says the Wise Man.

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