In the second storyline, Salem has another extremely intense “testosterone fight” between two men: Xander Kiriakis and Brady Black.

It all started with… Sarah Horton. The ambiguous relationship between Sarah and Brady literally “fired” Xander.

That morning, Xander went to the Pub to meet Sarah. But as soon as he entered, he saw her laughing and talking with Brady, Sarah’s hand accidentally touched Brady’s hand while they were looking at their phones.

For someone like Xander who was trying to rebuild his life, this scene was too much. He rushed straight to the table and said: “Since when have you two been close?”

Brady raised his eyebrows and replied lightly: “Just friends.”
But to Xander, the word “friend” was like a slap.

Xander pulled Sarah out and asked: “Are you back with him?” Sarah was surprised and said: “What’s wrong with you?” Before she could say more, Brady stood behind her, sarcastically saying, “If you had acted like a grown man, she wouldn’t have left you.”
This made Xander explode.

The two men stood in the middle of Salem Square – the villagers started to turn around to look – and they didn’t fight, but their words were like knives:
Xander: “You’re using Sarah for show, right?”
Brady: “At least I didn’t cheat on her and then come back to ask for forgiveness.”
Xander: “You think I don’t know you’ve been texting for weeks?”
Brady: “Because she needs someone she can rely on.”

Sarah stood in the middle, trying to stop them, but both of them lost control. At that moment, a woman named Joy appeared – the one rumored to have a “special connection” with Alex, and the one Brady knew from last year’s incident. Joy told Sarah: “It’s not Brady you should be worried about… it’s the past that Xander hasn’t told you about.”

It was like adding fuel to the fire.

Sarah turned to Xander with a suspicious look: “What are you hiding from me?” Xander wanted to explain, but couldn’t, because Joy left after saying: “See for yourself who’s telling the truth.”

The whole Salem started to gossip. Xander followed Brady home that night, stood in front of the door, and said: “You’re not going to destroy me and Sarah.” Brady laughed: “You’re destroying yourself.”

In the final scene, Sarah opened her laptop to look at the neighborhood cameras – and saw Xander standing in front of Brady’s house, looking angry. She sighed, tears falling: “I don’t know who to trust anymore.”