Chapter 17

"What are you talking about? Is he rich?" Stephanie asked, looking at her mom, completely perplexed.

John's face instantly turned rosy as he feared his secret would be revealed. He wondered how Modelisa managed to find out.

"Yes, he's not as poor as he appears. He's actually very wealthy," Modelisa insisted, her eyes fixed on John. "Or am I mistaken, John Beckham?" she added, shrugging and giving John a stern stare.

"I'm in trouble," John thought to himself as Modelisa insisted he was rich. Stephanie and Jeffrey narrowed their eyes and raised their eyebrows, looking at John suspiciously.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I think there's a misunderstanding. I don't know anything about what you're saying. I can't be rich and here begging for a job," John finally spoke after taking a deep breath. He made sure to maintain his composure so Stephanie and Jeffrey wouldn't realise he was scared and tense from lying to them.

The tension between them escalated by the minute. John was afr
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