The Young And The Restless Relationship Timeline: Sharon And Rey

Soap vet Jordi Vilasuso had spent years on "Guiding Light," "All My Children," and "Days of Our Lives" before he joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" in 2018 as police detective Rey Rosales. Rey had come to Genoa City to investigate the disappearance of JT Hellstrom, but soon found himself striking up a friendship with Sharon Newman, played by longtime "Y&R" alum Sharon Case, per Soaps in Depth.

Around that same time supercouple Sharon and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) were splitting up for the umpteenth time. Rey offered her support during this time and even convinced her to become a victim liaison for the GCPD. There was clearly a growing attraction between the two, but before they could pursue anything further, Rey's estranged wife Mia Rosales (Noemi Gonzalez) arrived in town hoping to reconcile with her husband. Despite the fact that Mia had previously had an affair with Rey's brother Arturo Rosales (Jason Canela), he felt it was his responsibility to try to make his marriage work, which Sharon appreciated.

However, after Rey and Mia renewed their wedding vows, he discovered that she and Arturo had cheated on him again. He decided to leave his wife for good and immediately sought solace with Sharon, per Soap Dirt. And thus their love story began.

Since Rey Rosales was now unemployed, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) hired him as a private investigator to see what her husband Victor Newman was up to in Las Vegas. Rey asked Sharon Newman to accompany him on the trip and they were both shocked to find Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) alive and well, since he had been presumed dead for several years, per Soap Dirt.

Sharon then filled Rey in on her complicated history with Adam, including the time he told her that her newborn daughter, Faith, had died — when in actuality he had handed the baby over to a mentally ill Ashley Abbott — and then convinced her to elope with him, via Soap Central. Though she also relayed that Adam had helped her get diagnosed with bipolar disorder after she burned down the Newman ranch and even saved Faith's life once. Rey was alarmed, but insisted that he had respect for Sharon and all that she had been through.

Then, Victor convinced Sharon to speak to Adam in hopes of jogging his memory. She told her ex-husband about their past history together and convinced him to return to Genoa City, where he did eventually regain his memories. However, Rey grew more and more concerned with the time that Sharon was spending around Adam and asked her to cut ties with him completely.

Shortly after Christmas 2019, Sharon Newman received the terrible news that she had breast cancer, via TV Insider. Thankfully, Rey Rosales was there to comfort her through the difficult time and supported her through her diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment and surgery. Rey was even able to bond with Sharon's ex-husband Nick Newman over their concern for Sharon's well-being.

However, as Sharon began recovering she agreed to help Adam Newman face up to repressed memories from his past, which Rey wasn't pleased with. Adam took advantage of the situation and kissed Sharon one day before professing his love for her. Sharon shut Adam down, but little did she know, someone had snapped a picture of them kissing, which later went viral and was used to cyberbully her daughter Faith, per The Soap Scoop.

Sharon tried to convince Rey that the kiss with Adam was meaningless and she proposed that they get married, via Soap Central. Rey accepted on the condition that she cut Adam off forever, to which she agreed. The couple planned a wedding for New Year's Eve 2020, and it surprisingly went off without a hitch. Adam snuck his way into the ceremony but stayed hidden and refrained from causing a scene. By that time, Rey had reconciled with his brother Arturo Rosales, who officiated the ceremony for the happy couple. The newlyweds then honeymooned in Miami where they were able to visit with Rey's extended family.

Rey Rosales was enraged when he discovered that his wife Sharon Newman had been in contact with Adam Newman, who was running from the police, via Soap Dirt. He felt betrayed that she was trying to help the man who had tried to kill him. Sharon tried to explain that both she and Adam believed that Chelsea Lawson was the real culprit and was trying to frame Adam. Rey initially refused to believe that was the case, but as the evidence piled up, he realized they might be right.

Meanwhile, Rey had left Sharon and was upset with her and the rest of her family when they failed to inform him that his step-daughter Faith Newman (then played by Alyvia Alyn Lind) was suffering from a kidney crisis, per Celebrity Dirty Laundry. He went to the hospital to see her and was forced to confess to her that he had moved out of their house, but that he was still in love with her mother and was hoping to patch things up.

Eventually, Chelsea admitted to poisoning Rey and framing Adam as part of a revenge plot against Sharon and Adam whom she falsely believed were having an affair, via Showbiz Cheat Sheet. However, Chelsea then faked a mental breakdown so she could be institutionalized rather than go to prison. Despite what she had done, Rey had compassion for Chelsea and forgave her.