The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers reveal that some new hints are dropping, so we have to ask: Is Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard) the man behind Aristotle Dumas’ empire? Is Daniel Goddard returning to the show?

On Instagram, Goddard has been hyping up some big news that he can’t share yet, so fans have speculated that it might involve a return to soaps.

Of course, a Y&R comeback could be an option, so that’s worth keeping in mind.

However, it’s some dialogue from the March 2 episode that really got our attention.

After Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) mentioned Aristotle to Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), Jack recalled that Aristotle came on the scene five or six years ago out of nowhere.

Goddard exited as Cane Ashby in 2019, so the timing fits for him to potentially be Aristotle Dumas.

What if Cane created this new Aristotle Dumas identity for himself after he departed Genoa City?

Fans may recall that Colin Atkinson’s (Tristan Rogers) scam made it seem like Cane was the intended heir of Katherine Chancellor’s (Jeanne Cooper) fortune, which led to Devon Winters (Bryton James) transferring his money.

Colin stole the fortune and vanished soon after, but the money was ultimately discovered and restored to Devon’s account.

Cane was part of the search for Colin, who got arrested in the end.

Of course, Cane might’ve enjoyed that brief taste of being a multi-billionaire and resolved to make a real splash in the business world.

Colin surely had plenty of shady connections that could’ve helped Cane along the way.

We know Aristotle keeps an extremely low profile and that no pictures of him can be found online.

Is that because longtime viewers will recognize “Aristotle Dumas” once he’s finally shown on-screen?

If that’s the case, then it could be Cane who’s ultimately revealed as the man behind Aristotle’s empire.

Perhaps Damian Kane (Jermaine Rivers) is keeping a huge secret from Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) if he’s working for her ex-husband!

There’s a chance Damian’s romantic interest in Lily early on was more about keeping tabs on her for Cane.

It also makes sense why Cane would want to stick it to Victor and team up with Billy to go after Chancellor.

Cane is the former CEO and has had Chancellor-related conflict with Victor before.

Although Billy has spoken to someone claiming to be Aristotle over the phone, Cane might’ve had one of his employees pose as him.

It’s not far-fetched to think that, especially after the way Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) posed as Damian not too long ago!

Regardless, it’s clear that Aristotle has some elaborate agenda involving multiple key players in Genoa City.

It’s reasonable to believe that’s because Aristotle has Genoa City ties himself – and Cane certainly does.

Do you think Cane Ashby might be the person using the “Aristotle Dumas” alias? Is Daniel Goddard coming back to Y&R?

The Young and the Restless spoilers say some troubling Aristotle predictions will continue to spread in GC, so stay tuned for updates on any shockers to come.

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