Chapter 155

Tiffany’s face lost all color and life. She never thought that Charmine would get the backstage closed-circuit television footage and printed the photos. She knew it would be over for her once the family lost faith in her. Hastily, she rambled, “Mom, you have to trust me... Please trust me! I… I was just practicing the pose and looks for the show! As you know, they needed cool poses for the exhibition, so I was just practicing and getting in the mood! “As for the transaction record, Veronica told me she needed the money, so I paid her without knowing what she was using the money for!” Who would believe what she said? They sounded absurd! Even if Veronica wanted to borrow some money, she would have asked for a whole number—something like 20,000 bucks—instead of the exact 19,500 bucks, which just so happened to be the price for the halophilic bacteria! Joey’s train of thoughts was all over the place. This was the first time she doubted Tiffany; the first time she had doubts abo