Chapter 136 You're free

Rachel's POV

I hugged myself with my hands sighing for the fifteenth time in the last hour.

Marina and Joyce were in the room with me yet I still felt lonely. I missed Ethan, so much.

No matter how much I tried not to think of him, or even to just forget about everything he did, I just couldn't, and hearing Joyce talk that he was around wasn't helping either.

I mean, why would a guy cheat on you, then after his girlfriend dies (PS, you're being blamed for the murder ), start doing everything he could to get you out of prison?

What the hell was that?

Was he waiting for Lana to die or something?

"Rachel what are you thinking about ". I heard Marina say, and I blinked, looking at her.

" What? " I asked still feeling lost.

Marina shook her head before looking at Joyce, and then at me.

" Are you still thinking about the meeting happening in a few days? " She asked before speaking again. " Nothing is finalized yet. And you can't let that bother you, you literally have bigger issues on your hands. "

I sighed going along with her assumption. " How can't I let it bother me? I almost got killed because of that movie, killed! And now there is a huge probably that people might now get to see it, I just don't know "

There was no way I was letting Marina know that I was thinking of Ethan. Also, I wasn't actually lying. I was also thinking about the movie.

Lana almost killed me, yet I stayed in character up until the end but the movie would just get cancelled?

" Why can't they just release the film and add a small caption like, in memory of the late actress Lana Andrews," Joyce asked innocently and Marina shook her head.

"Nah, they can't just do that. "

I also became confused.

"Why can't they do that? If they're worried about Lana's fans, that should take care of them". I said agreeing with Joyce. " Even if my career as an actress, which recently just started, by the way, is about to end, at least let the only movie I acted in actually come out." I said in a small frustrated tone.

Marina shook her head again, then she got up from the chair she was previously sitting on and came to seat beside me on the bed.

"You guys may not know this, but Lana has a lot of active fans and most of them, if not all of them hate you Rachel because they think you killed their idol. If that movie is released, which let me remind you, Lana is the bad guy that kills you... It could actually cause a huge war."

"They would think that you killed Lana in real life just after she killed you in a movie. If you think the comments and remarks about you are bad now... " She shook her head clicking her tongue. " Also it would say bad about the all the movie's sponsors. It would just be terrible."

I pouted my lips after I understood what Marina meant.

Releasing the movie out could cause a world war, and also ruin a lot of companies, got it.

"I think I agree with Marina." Joyce said loudly. "Ethan had to scrutinize each and every one of the doctors and nurses who worked here before they were qualified to come to your room just to make sure none of them were Lana's fans who wanted to harm you for revenge of killing their Idol. The entire ordeal was just so funny that I ..." Joyce stoped talking when she noticed that both me and Marina had begun to stare at her.

" Em... " Hee laugh turned to a nervous one as soon as she realized why we were staring at her.

She called Ethan's name.

In front of me.

Like seriously?

" So..." Marina stretched taking us out of the long and awkward silence Joyce plunged us into. " Rachel, what do you plan on doing after you get out of jail?" She asked and I blinked not understanding what she meant.

" What I plan to do after I get out of jail?" I repeated and she nodded.

"I know it doesn't look possible to you at this point, but I'm willing to bet that the truth would come out and you'll be vindicated from this. "

I looked at Marina with a smile. She has always been so optimistic, it almost sounded to me as faith.

I opened my mouth to speak when a knock came from the door.

All three of us in the room looked towards each other.

From what I knew, Joyce and Marina were the two other people who normally came to visit me, and they were here already. So was it?

" I'll just go check..." Joyce stood up to check the door but I held the rim of her white jacket, gently pulling her back.

With Joyce's actions, the person at the door could be only one other person.

Ethan.

She thought maybe I still didn't want to see him, but the truth was I wanted to, so bad.

Even though I wouldn't say anything to him, even though I was still very angry at him, I wanted to see him.

After watching how he got rid of David for me yesterday, I felt my heart which he broke into pieces with his betrayal spark to life again.

All the feelings I had for him which I thought were gone, just turned out to he buried somewhere, and after yesterday, they began to resurrect.

"Come in." I yelled towards the door.

I noticed Joyce glance at Marina who shook her head to her and I rolled my eyes.

'Are they even trying to be decreet?'

The door freaked opened and the man I saw wanted to see walked in.

He was dressed all neat and sharp in a black tailored suit, his hair swept to the back revealing his flawless handsome facial features, and his eyes... His beautiful blue eyes stared at me, at only me.

I looked away immediately, hiding my blush. It was then I noticed that he was not alone.

My brows knitted together when I saw who came in with him.

Lenora?

What was she doing here?

She was dressed in a blue suit, and her black long hair fell to her sides and she had a small smile on her face.

"Aunt?" I heard Joyce call as she went to hug Lenora.

Why was she...

'Oh I forgot, they are related ' I almost facepalmed myself for forgetting something like that.

One of the many benefits of staying in bed all day, doing nothing but sleep, eat and talk to either Joyce, Marina or both.

"What are you doing here?" Joyce asked Lenora after they broke their hug, and the older woman gaze went to me.

I was taken aback and I looked towards Ethan.

"Rachel, Lenora wanted to help with your case so, she pulled in a few calls, not me..." He emphasized and I almost rolled my eyes.

He was using what I said in the prison against me..

"And she managed to get you out."

"Wait what?" I asked in surprise, looking back at Lenora.

The woman's face had gotten teary as she walked towards me. "Oh my baby girl, you're free." She said gihugging mehile gently sobbing as she held me.

I glanced at Joyce who had the same surprised look on her face.

Okay... This was weird.