Chapter 9

Ashley's incident continues to be a sore spot for Howard as Tiffany continues to try to find out the truth, causing a rift to form between them. But Howard doesn't seem to be the type of person to leave a friend when they're in need, even if he may not call her a friend by name just yet. Daniel and Victoria watch the completed music video for (Breathe) when Howard comes in to see them. Daniel wants to show him the music video and updates him on the company's plan to make him and Tiffany a national couple. However, Howard breaks the news that he doesn't want to release the song, fulfilling the promise he made to kengsington, despite telling him that there's no reason other than he doesn't want to. At school, Bernice friends tell her that they heard that Howard and Jeff were with Tiffany, which is why they didn't celebrate her birthday with her. She then swears that she'll make Tiffany's life a mess. Jeff is in the library when Tiffany comes up to him and pins him against the bookcase