Chapter 1777

Lyra's sarcasm was evident when she said those words. After all, Joey had clearly been playing the devoted girlfriend to Zayn while secretly sleeping with both Manuel and Richard! A few snickers rippled through the crowd while color drained from Joey's face. Zayn was the only one she held dear in her heart. She never wanted to get tangled up with other men. Nothing had actually happened with Richard. She simply wanted to make Richard think that they had spent the night together. With this misunderstanding hanging over his head, he would have no choice but to give in to her demands. But whatever happened with Manuel was different. It was real. She had given up everything to win the International Perfume Competition. The idea of walking away in shame now was more than she could stomach. Xavier and Caroline were already siding with Willow. If Joey bombed the competition, too, she would never measure up to that ugly freak in their eyes. Joey tried to make one last desperate ple