Days of our Lives: Gwen & EJ’s BRUTAL WAR – It Gets VICIOUS! | Soap Dirt
Let me tell you something about Gwen Ryzek that EJ DiMera is learning the hard way: you can double-cross a lot of people in Salem and get away with it. But Gwen? She is not the kind of woman you stab in the back and expect to stay down. This week, Gwen dropped a nuclear warhead on EJ’s carefully constructed world, and the fallout is already shaking Salem to its foundations.
And here’s the kicker — EJ didn’t even hear it from Gwen. He heard it from Paulina Price. Of all people. The woman he despises almost as much as he’s about to despise Gwen. Paulina delivered the news like a dagger wrapped in a smile: Gwen Ryzek is planning to buy Salem University Hospital. She’s trying to snatch it right out from under EJ’s nose, and the war that’s about to erupt is going to be vicious, personal, and absolutely glorious to watch.
The Original Betrayal
Let’s rewind, because you need to understand the full scope of this vendetta. Gwen was the one who funded EJ’s secret lab project. She put up the money when nobody else would. She believed in his scheme — the miracle resurrection serum, the experiments, the whole twisted operation. EJ promised her a 50/50 split. They were looking at buku millions in future sales. Millions. And if it weren’t for Gwen’s financial backing, EJ probably could never have afforded Dr. Rolf’s secret resurrection research.
Then Lexi Carver was successfully revived. It was a miracle. A triumph. And the exact moment EJ decided he no longer needed Gwen.
He turned around and did her dirty. Not just a little dirty. Really dirty. He told Gwen it would be quite some time before they saw any cash from the serum. That was insulting enough. But then came the real gut punch: the percentage of the proceeds she was going to receive would be far, far less than what she had been promised. He was rewriting their deal, slashing her share, and doing it with that insufferable DiMera smirk plastered across his face.
EJ was smug because he thought Gwen had no recourse. No legal standing. No way to come back at him and force him to honor their agreement. In his mind, she was beaten. Checkmate. End of story.
The Problem with Underestimating Gwen Ryzek
But EJ made one catastrophic miscalculation: he forgot who he was dealing with.
Ever since EJ announced he was stabbing her in the back, Gwen has been busy. Quietly. Relentlessly. She has been plotting her revenge with the patience of a woman who knows that the sweetest victories are the ones that take time to build.
Her first move was approaching Xander Kiriakis. She floated the idea of going in together to buy Salem University Hospital. A joint venture. A power play. But money is tight over at Titan these days, thanks to Tony DiMera and Gabby Hernandez’s corporate sabotage. Xander couldn’t commit. The Kiriakis coffers are stretched thin.
But Gwen? Gwen has options. She walked away from her marriage to Dimitri von Leuschner with a divorce settlement that could make a queen jealous. A big, fat, glorious pile of cash that she is now free to use however she pleases. And she intends to use every last cent of it to drive a knife straight through EJ DiMera’s back.