Chapter 146 Your biological parents

Rachel's POV

"Hi guys." I greeted as soon as I sighed Joyce and Marina seated in the living room. They were both discussing something and looked up to me as I came down from the stairs.

"Rachel..."

I frowned at Joyce's nervous voice.

Why was she nervous? I wondered and my curiosity deepen even more when I noticed Marina nudge Joyce in the stomach.

" What's going on here? " I asked raising my brows at them while giving them a skeptical look.

"What... What do you mean?" Joyce scratched the back of her neck letting out a little laugh before shaking her head. " N... Nothing".

Marina face palmed herself looking embarrassed at Joyce acting skills.

It was terrible.

Marina was a movie director so she knew when a person was a bad liar, but it didn't take that much to notice.

" Seriously guys what is it?" I sat down beside them, my eyes darting the both of them.

For a split second my mind went back to whatever could have happened yesterday with me and Ethan that I didn't remember.

Could it be that Ethan told them?

But I shook the thought of.

I knew Marina, if Ethan said something she would have been using it to tease me by now.

But did something happen that was even tease worthy?

It was driving me insane not remembering and Marina and Joyce's silence were not helping.

"Girls?" I probed and Marina sigh pursing her lips. " We found out something".

" We didn't actually found out, Ethan and...Yeah we found out " Joyce tried to change her words, but it was too late. I already heard it.

Ethan?

What... What did Ethan tell them?

I held my breath as I waited for them to continue.

If it was something embarrassing or stupid, I'll just deny it. Not like I remember anyways.

" Rachel, it's about your parents ". Marina spoke again after a while.

My face instantly turned one of my confusion. " My parents? "

What did Ethan tell them about my sorry excuse for parents?

" Is it about how they reacted to my release? They hated it didn't they?" I suggested with a small snort. " Those people have known me for over twenty years yet they still think I'll kill Lana".

Marina had briefed me about how Martha almost pulled out her hair the other day while I was still in the station.

I was wrong again.

That woman could never develop any motherly affections for me. She only loved her daughter, and now her daughter was dead, she was blaming me.

" You know sometimes, I wish I was the one who killed Lana". I mentioned all of a sudden and two pair of eyes blinked at me.

My lips broke in a small smile. " What?" I mouthed. " What do you expect? At least that would justify all the sufferings I've been through for the past few days because of her death ". My voice turned quieter and quieter, until it was almost gone.

I just admitted that I had been suffering?

" This Lana seems like a terrible person, but I still wish for her real killer to be found, so at least you would get justice ". Joyce comforted with a smile.

I smiled back at her before looking down at my hands.

She was praying for me to get justice, while I wanted revenge.

My eyes gleamed in determination" If ever I find the person who killed Lana, I'll congratulate the person first for pulling it off, and then make him, her or them regret while I was chosen to be the scape goat ".

Marina coughed breaking the few seconds of silence followed by my declaration.

Neither Joyce nor Marina were surprised at what I said... Did they think I was joking? Or did they already know that was what I planned to do?

" I understand Rachel, but I'm not talking about Martha, or the Andrews in fact " Marina said with a small cough fiddling with her fingers.

Not the Andrews? Then who else?

The brows wrinkled further and I frowned. " Who else can you possibly be talking about? "

I didn't have any other family, not like the first could even be considered family.

Marina and Joyce have each other a look causing my skepticism to increase greatly.

It was like they were talking to their selves in code or something.

" Your parents, your biological parents".

I blinked multiple times as the wheels in my head began slowing down.

" Biological parents?" I repeated and both Joyce and Marina nodded. " Like you mean, the people who really gave birth to me? "

I was still very much in disbelief.

" How did you find them?" I began asking my breathing going up as I did "Why did you find them? Do they want me? Or do they..."

" For fuck sake Rachel calm down. Just breathe". Marina advised as she interrupted me.

I nodded releasing the breath I had no idea I was holding.

My chest was going up and down so fast and I just couldn't believe my ears.

My family reached out? My biological family reached out?!

Why?

Why now?

After all these years, over two decades, they finally reach out just when I was in trouble?

Were they trying to play the role of best parents or what?

" Rachel, you need to relax. It's not what you think".

" How can you say that? "

I snapped at Marina standing up in anger. " After abandoning me for over two decades in the hands of the Andrews, they reach out now? What do they want? ".

" How would you know that if you don't listen to what I have to say? "

" Rachel just listen, don't you want to know who they are? " Joyce supported Marina as she gestured for me to sit back down.

They were all speaking so nonchalantly, it made me scoff.

" How can you just come here and tell me that some people that I've forgotten exist and you want me to just go with you on the matter? " I so badly wanted to tell myself that they didn't know how I was feeling right now, but that would be a lie.

Marina knew. She left her parents, her family at such a young age to pursue her career, so she definitely knew what it was like to not have any family to back you up. And Joyce knew too.

She lost both her parents in a car crash five years ago. If what she said was really true, that meant that she knew to.

But why were they speaking like this?

Marina sighed tiredly before blinking her eyes at me. " Rachel, don't you want to know who they are?"

I rolled my eyes. " From your tone I can tell that they're powerful family".

" Since you know that why are you still angry?" She groaned looking at me dumbly.

" What are you saying Marina, they left me!" I instantly felt another surge of anger rush through me.

Now she was blaming me? Was I not allowed to be angry at the people who left me for dead in the hands of the Andrews?

I stared at Marina in disbelief and anger. What the hell was going on in that brain of her's?

" Aren't you going to ask why?"

Why? Why?!

My blood was now boiling in anger and I saw red. " Why possible reason could a parent have for leaving their child? They just didn't love me. What I don't know is why you're defending them ".

They was no reason. Nothing at all that could justify their actions. What I didn't understand was why Marina was on their side.

"I can't do this..." Marina said picking up her bags as she stood up.

"Hold up..." I stopped her from leaving, confused about her actions. " You can't do what?"

"This Rachel! You always do this!!!"