Do not give up your feelings, it may seem that the girl is strong and is trying to achieve her goal no matter what... But only if the feelings are mutual, and if not, then it is toxic and you can ruin your existing relationship with the one you love if you go too far. After this your crush simply cannot stand you, and those around you will make fun of you. As we see now in the thread using the example of Josy.
Zoey is different from Josy, she is much more emotionally closed, opposite of Josy, who is very open. Remember MC characterizes her as someone who doesn't like to talk about feelings, and this is emphasized by the moment when she runs away to shed tears alone. But then she progresses and understands that remaining silent is also bad and tries to sort things out with MC by simply having a heart-to-heart talk. This is a healthy act of Zoey part, and an unhealthy one of MC, who interrupted the conversation and left scared.
She felt abandoned after a mountain was thrown at her as a declaration of love, instead of comforting her. The unsurprising result is seeing MC with other girls + this recognition + being left without comfort = emotional collapse. It's especially worse emotionally if you tell Jacob "You can hit on her." She feels like an expired asset. Some people here may not like her, but this is the act of a scumbag.
Although I wouldn't be surprised if all NTR fans chose this option
