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What do Victor, Adam and Amber all have in common??? They know how to manipulate!

Victor---in order to appease the "perfect" son, the one who hasn't betrayed him, he gives him everything he wants, all in the name of sound business sense....

Adam---subtly pulls Victor's strings at the same time taunts Sabrina & Victoria at whim....

Amber---so jealous of what Lily has that she doesn't, so she uses tears and the accusation of Daniel "using her like a vending machine he can snack on any time he wants" to get him to be more committed to her.

Amazing.

The interesting thing is that Victor doesn't realize all the while he's manipulating situations to "punish" his two wayward kids, he's being manipulated *himself* by the good son.

Adam is so using him to get everything he wants, and so far it's working out brilliantly! This is what makes him still entertaining to watch, while [to me] Victor and Amber are not.

Amber is just pathetic...in the same breath she accuses Lily of being boring, she's whining about Lily and how devoted Cane is to her, how lovingly he looks at her. She's gotten Daniel, who clearly just wanted to have fun with no real strings, to suddenly make more of a commitment to her...only, I think this will backfire because Daniel was enjoying his freedom too much. I had to laugh @ Amber though, because if there ever was a day she should have been fired---today was it. She was incredibly unprofessional and extremely tacky screaming out her frustrations with Daniel in the office like that. And this stupid girl actually thinks Phyllis gives a damn about her?? LMAO!

Victor---for someone supposedly so street smart, business sauvy, and astute, the man is still doing what he always does---using personal feelings to make "business" choices, he'll wind up truly betrayed by the one child he could have literally cloned since Adam is so much like him. I personally can't wait until he realizes what a colassal mistake he's made in trusting him.

I got to hand it to Adam, buying that gift for Reed, knowing he just screwed over Victoria again...was pure brilliance. There Vicki was thinking what a wonderful thing Adam did---while he was busy conning Victor into taking Victoria off Acquistions and placing her back on BON! I may hate this guy, but he's got such a wicked, deceitful mind!

He just might be a keeper!

:)