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When Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) were headed for divorce, they conceived a child. Nicholas was born on New Year's Eve of 1988. Nick grew up with two prominent men in his life, his father Victor and his stepfather Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), both leaving an impact on his life. He was sent to boarding school at the age of ten along with his older sister, Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle).
Nick briefly dated Amy Wilson, who his mother accepted, but he soon fell deeply in love with her friend, Sharon Collins (Sharon Case). Nick even fought her ex-boyfriend, Matt Clark, in order to be with her, and he ended up severely hurt. Nick thought that Sharon was his virginal girlfriend; however, it was later revealed that she had a child with her ex-boyfriend, Frank Barritt, and she gave her daughter up for adoption when she lived in Madison, Wisconsin. Matt revealed this secret to Nick. He and Sharon split briefly, but love brought them back together. For revenge on the couple, Matt raped Sharon. Matt later was shot, and Nick was the main suspect. He was sent to jail for a fifteen year sentence; however, it was later revealed that Amy was the one who shot Matt because he had also raped her. Nick was set free, and he legally wed Sharon immediately. Nikki despised Sharon, and she saw her as nothing but a gold digger. Sharon stopped taking birth control because she felt insecure about her marriage, and she got herself pregnant. Noah Christian Newman (currently played by Kevin Schmidt) was born prematurely and nearly died at birth. Sharon's best friend, Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis), and her boyfriend, Tony Viscardi, tracked down Sharon's long lost daughter, Cassie Newman (Camryn Grimes), thinking Noah would die. When Noah survived, Grace didn't tell Sharon that Cassie was her child, and she decided to pursue Nick for herself. Eventually, the truth came out about Cassie's maternity, and Nick adopted her. Grace had sex with Nick while he was drunk and thought she was Sharon. However, Nick learned the truth, and he swore Grace to secrecy. Grace blackmailed Nick using the knowledge of their one night stand. While assisting Nick on a business trip to Denver, Grace seduced him, and they had sex again. Sharon discovered their secret, and she left Nick. However, they reunited when Cassie's adoptive mother, Alice Johnson, tried to claim back Cassie.
In 2000, Matt Clark returned to Genoa City with a reconstructed face, using the identity of "Carter Mills". He tried to rape Sharon twice, but he was unsuccessful. Matt eventually succeeded with the rape, and he later drove off a cliff with Tricia McNeil (Sabryn Genet) in order to escape the Newmans. Sharon ended up pregnant, and she gave birth to a stillborn baby girl after falling during a fight with Nick. Nick thought that Matt was the baby's father; however, Nick was in fact the father of the baby girl. Sharon then left Nick, blaming him for the loss of their daughter. They reunited, but their reunion was short-lived when Sharon had an affair with Diego Guittierez after she saw Nick kissing another woman whom she believed to be Grace Turner. Nick and Sharon split up when the affair with Diego was revealed. Nick wanted to reconcile with Sharon, but he found her kissing his father. Sharon left town when the kiss became public. While Sharon was away, Cassie had an accident and nearly died. Sharon returned soon after, and Nick forgave her for the kiss with Victor. A man named Cameron Kirsten had slept with Sharon and beat her up while she was staying out of town. He returned to town, and Sharon believed she had killed him one night after hitting him with a bottle and hiding his body. However, he did not die, and he returned to haunt Sharon. He was sent to jail eventually, and finally, Nick and Sharon returned to their normal life. Nick also scored big at work, having been promoted to CEO of Newman Enterprises.
Meanwhile, Cassie was now fourteen, and she wanted to hang out with her older friends like Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) in order to be like them. She persuaded her parents to let her go out to a movie with her old friend. In reality, she was sneaking off to a party to see her crush, Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei). Cassie found Daniel drunk at the party after Lily broke up with him. An underage Cassie drove Daniel home, and they got into a car accident. No one remembered that Cassie was driving the car, and Daniel spent the night in jail. Cassie was in critical condition at the hospital for several days until she remembered that she was the driver. She escaped from the hospital, still in critical condition, in order to find Daniel and tell him the truth. She collapsed upon seeing him, and when she was brought back to the hospital, she only lasted for a few hours before she passed on. At her funeral service, Daniel's mother, Phyllis Summers Abbott (Michelle Stafford), caused a stir, and Nick forced her to leave the ceremony. Nick then left his position as CEO of Newman Enterprises in order to hunt Daniel down. After returning unsuccessfully, Nick ended up helping Daniel during his trial for vehicular manslaughter. He provided evidence that proved that Cassie was the driver of the car, and Daniel was freed. After the trial, Nick and Sharon grew further apart, both still grieving over Cassie's death. Nick decided to return to Newman Enterprises as co-CEO with his sister, Victoria.
Nick cheated on Sharon with Phyllis, resulting in a pregnancy. They eventually ended their eleven year marriage and he married Phyllis, who gave birth to Summer Newman. Sharon also moved on, marrying Jack Abbott. Phyllis was arrested for blackmailing Brad over his affair with Sharon. Nick was aboard the Newman Jett while it crashed, and was presumed dead. However, months later he turned out to be alive and living with amnesia. He thought he was still married to Sharon and kissed her, but his memory returned and he reunited with Phyllis. Jack, Phyllis, Nick and Sharon became business partners in a new magazine: Restless Style, however the four continued to argue and Nick and Phyllis became sole owners. While in Paris, France (He was there looking for his father and she was there with Noah) Nick and Sharon shared a kiss. His marriage to Phyllis weakened, and in February 2009 he had sex with Sharon at the Abbott Cabin. They also had sex a second time at the cabin in April 2009. Sharon became pregnant and she reunited with Nick after he left Phyllis. However, Summer became ill. Knowing that she needed Nick, Sharon lied and told everyone that Jack was the father; Nick remarried Phyllis. Eventually the truth came out. However, Sharon and Nick's baby Faith Newman was stolen at birth by Adam Newman, his brother, and given to Ashley Abbott. Without knowledge of this, Sharon married Adam. Within months the truth came out and Adam later went missing. A body found at the Genoa City Athletic Club was believed to be Adam's, and Nick was un-rightfully arrested for "murdering" him. After trial, Nick was acquitted when Adam showed up alive.
Nick and Sharon reunited and became engaged, although she couldn't resist the pull towards Adam and the reunion was short-lived. Nick got full custody of Faith from her. Sharon was un-rightfully arrested for murder and fled town. While she was gone, everyone had believed she was dead. Nick began a relationship with Diane Jenkins (Maura West). Sharon returned, having been alive under a fake identity: Sheri Coleman, but was acquitted. Diane was murdered, and Nick was a suspect. However, it turned out Nikki killed her in self-defense. Nick romanced Sharon's lawyer who happened to be Phyllis' sister: Avery Bailey Clark (Jessica Collins), but the relationship ended when he returned to Phyllis. He began working on a new cosmetics line at Newman with Sharon. Nick and Phyllis married, however after it was revealed she tried to kill Christine and Paul by running them over with her car twenty years prior, that she moved the dead body of Tim Reid, and that she had an affair with her ex-lover Ronan Malloy, they split. Nick filed for divorce and began dating Avery again. He also decided not to fight for Newman Enterprises when Victor lost control of the company after a hostile takeover by Jack Abbott, Tucker McCall, and Adam Newman. Jack was voted the new CEO of Newman Enterprises and he immediately fired Victor, Victoria, and Nick.
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