Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Belle Black Owes Chad DiMera Another Apology After Her Stefano’s Son Remark

BELLE BLACK CALLED STEFANO’S SON EVIL IN FRONT OF STEFANO’S SON

TL;DR: Belle hurt Chad on Thursday by wondering how Stefano’s son could be anything but evil. An early preview says she apologizes again the week of November 16 and Chad cools off. Cat Greene may be the bigger problem.

What Belle Said, and Why It Cut So Deep

It is confirmed: on Thursday, November 12, Belle Black (Martha Madison) wounded Chad DiMera (Conner Floyd) with one careless thought about Dominic. At home with Chad, Belle admitted the man could be her brother, then wondered how anyone fathered by Stefano could turn out anything but evil.

She forgot who she was talking to. Chad is Stefano’s son. Belle tried to take it back on the spot, but Chad was hurt and stormed out. She was still trying to call him when Marlena grabbed her own coat and insisted on going to see Dominic right away.

Now the Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of November 16 point to round two. One early weekly preview says Belle delivers another apology, and that Chad cools down and forgives her. Treat that as a tease for now. The bigger previews for that week have not landed yet, and Friday’s listing gives the couple no scenes at all. On Friday, November 13, Marlena gets honest with Dominic instead.

Dominic Marino Is in the House, Literally

The timing could not be worse. Dominic Marino (Kyle Pryor) says Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) is his mother and Stefano is his father. That is his claim, and the DNA test he agreed to at Lexie’s memorial on Monday, November 9, has not come back. Belle was the one who demanded assurance that his story was true. On Tuesday, November 10, he moved into the DiMera mansion and made himself at home fast.

On Thursday, Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) and Dominic pledged to be Team DiMera, while EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) vowed to fight in court for control of DiMera. As our daily recaps keep showing, Dominic is splitting every DiMera room he walks into.

This couple has been through a lot together already. Belle Black and Chad chased the clues in Stefano’s chess set all the way to Italy in September, where a palazzo in Rome turned out to belong to Dominic Marino. They went looking for Stefano’s secrets as a team. Now one of those secrets has moved into Chad’s family home and may be part of Belle’s family too.

Here is the irony Belle missed. If Dominic’s claim holds, he is her half brother through Marlena and Chad’s half brother through Stefano. The DiMera blood she fears would be sitting at her own family table.

Was Belle out of line, or was she just scared? Write to our editor at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and tell us.

Can Chad and Belle Survive Dominic on Days of Our Lives?

Not settled yet, but the signs lean their way for now. Nothing at any outlet says they break up next week. The same early preview that has Chad forgiving Belle also warns that more trouble is ahead for the couple.

Chad has carried that DiMera name his whole adult life. Floyd said in an October interview that “Chad is a DiMera at heart. He’s got those demons, but he’s just trying to keep them contained.”

That is why Belle’s line landed so hard. She did not insult a stranger. She described the fight Chad has with himself.

In Belle’s defense, she did not mean to wound him, and she tried to take it back before he reached the door. That counts for something with a man who knows what real DiMera cruelty looks like.

Cat Greene Is the Next Test

The trouble ahead has a name. Two early previews put Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) in the middle. One says Belle grows more worried about Chad’s lingering feelings for Cat, and the other says the pair start bickering about her. In the winter promo, Chad tells Belle he is over Cat, and Belle does not buy it.

Some readers have already made up their minds. One reader on our Facebook post about the Thursday fight wrote that it just shows they don’t have any business being together. Our earlier story on Belle’s careless line about Stefano’s son has the full lead-up, and fans tracking every Salem twist know Belle Black has bounced back from worse.

Should Chad forgive her, or is this a sign of what Belle really thinks of the DiMeras? Make your case in the comments.

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Belle Black Gets One More Chance, and Cat Is Watching

My gut says Chad forgives the Stefano line. He has heard worse about his father from people he loves less. The open questions are bigger. Does Belle’s suspicion of EJ widen to Dominic, and does Chad raise Cat before Belle does?

If the DNA test backs Dominic, Belle Black may need a third apology, this time to herself. Is this couple built to last? Tell us on our Facebook page.