Chapter 60 She's a bad person

Rachel's POV

His pout disappeared and his lips pulled up in bright smile. I blinked in surprise. This kid was indeed an actor.

Why did I even fall for it again? He did the same exact thing at the welcoming party when he said he was looking for him mum.

Darn. I shook my head as I followed him out of the room and down to the back of the place we're shooting. It was an outdoor garden with just a few plants, nothing even close to Ethan's beautiful paradise, but still had refreshing air.

" Now what do you want to talk to me about? And make it fast". I asked taking a seat on the only bench in the middle of the place.

Jake walked up to me and crossed his little hands standing in front of me. " Do you like my uncle? " He suddenly asked and I let out a surprised cough.

Was he talking about Ethan?

" Why...why would you ask that? " I asked still recovering from my cough.

" My mum told me that you are my uncle's girlfriend and I just want to be clear, do you like him or not?"

I blinked surprised at the kid's brazenness. When I was that talk and young I doubt I was that rude, well maybe I was, but he was too young to be thinking of that sort of thing.

I leaned back on the bench refusing to answer hus question.

"Hey, Rachel". He called out after a few minutes but I kept mute. Not only because I didn't want to answer him, but also because I had no idea on what to say.

I like Ethan, that was obvious. Who won't like a guy that caring and selfless? But I couldn't just tell the kid, what if he goes around telling his mother who eventually tells Ethan and the guy thinks I'm ungrateful?

He had a woman he liked, if he finds out that I had feelings for him he might just abandon our entire plan and just disappear away from my life to be withthe lady he likes... And that would be even more heartbreaking than Lana lying to my entire family and making them hate me. I can't even imagine how my life would be life Ethan left me.

Jake bent down and began tugging my the helm of my dress shaking my on the bench. "Rachel, come'on just tell me, do you like uncle Ethan or not?"

" Hey... " I yelled to stop him from shaking me. " How would I be his girlfriend if I don't like him? " I sat up as I asked pulling Jake away from me.

" So that means you like him? " He asked again with his big wide eyes fixed at me.

" What do you think? " I picked him up from the floor and made him seat next to me on the bench. " Did your mother put you up for this? To ask how I feel about your uncle? " I asked after a few moments of silence.

It would make perfect sense if it was Hannah that sent him. Maybe she was contemplating taking sides with Olivia and wanted to be sure of my feelings for her brother first, because that woman didn't look like someone that would join hands with Olivia and Lana to make my life miserable. But then again, people aren't exactly what they look, because she didn't also look like a psychotic person.

"Why would my mother ask me to ask you about how you feel for my uncle?" He asked skeptically raising his brows at me.

So she didn't?

"Why are you asking then?"

Jake rolled his eyes shifting on the bench so he would relax properly. " Can't I just want to look out for my uncle? I need to know why he would settle for a lady like you".

I blinked in surprise. " A lady like me? " I asked pointing at myself and he nodded.

" Yes. My uncle is handsome and rich, very rich and you... I didn't know you existed until when I saw you at the casting ".

I pursed my lips to keep them from saying what they were not supposed to. How was she supposed to know I exist? Did he expect Ethan to date a big time celebrity of some kind?

" Are you trying to say that you prefer Olivia for your brother than me? " I asked and Jake's eyes widened. Then he crossed his hand over his head in a dramatic manner. " Never, never ever ever. Why would you even say such a thing? My uncle deserves better, way better". He exclaimed and an amused smile appeared on my lips.

At least he didn't like Olivia, that was a bonus.

" Why don't you like her?" I asked resting on the bench.

"Why would I like her? Why should I like her? Sometimes I wonder why my mum even made her her best friend. That woman so so full of herself and I can't blame her though, she's the country's best actress and I think all the fame has gone to her head because now she thinks she can get away with anything and... " He paused to look at me. " I'm saying too much aren't I? "

I shook my head. He was not, if anything it made my day tp know there was another person who hated Olivia's pride.

" Did she do anything in particular to you? "

Jake clenched his hands to a fist and stares ahead, pursung his lips he shook his head. " I've acted with her alot, and that's mostly because she's my mum's best friend, she's not a good person and it irkes me that people don't see through her mask. " Then he let out a sigh turning to give me a smile.

"I'm actually kind of glad my uncle ended up with you. I may have not known you for long but from what I've seen, you're a better person than Olivia and that's enough".

My lips hooked up in a smile, but then it went down. He just compared me with Olivia. " Don't compare me with Olivia, we're not even close".

Jake smiled showing his dimples. " Yeah, maybe I should compare you with Lana then". My eyes dimmed as I narrowed them at the little kid in front of me showing off his two deep dimples.

He was mocking me. That meant he must have noticed whatever was going on between Olivia, Lana and I. " Hey you..."

"Alright, I won't. You're better than those two anyways. But seriously though, why do you hate each other? I understand why you don't like Olivia, she has feelings for my uncle and you're his girlfriend, but Lana? That lady is a pretender I know that but that's all I know". He shrugged.

"That's all you should know... " I roes my eyes before sitting up on the chair. "And what is this about me hating Olivia because she likes Ethan, that's not true... " Not fully true that is.

Her liking Ethan was none of my business, but Olivia was making the fight personal by adding Lana into it, and that's the reason I hate her.

" Really? You don't hate her because she's your rival for my uncle's affection? " He asked tilting his head a little to the side while blinking his big blue eyes at me.

I coughed, beating my hands on my chest. Did I just swallow a fly, or was this kid making me speechless?

Olivia my rival for Ethan's affection? That was preposterous. There was no rivalry, Ethan would never glance at her direction.

" You don't know what you're saying little kid". I shook my head in denial.

Jake smiled at me wiggling his brows. I rolled my eyes looking away.

"What about Lana? What do you have against the pretender?"

I let out a sigh. " Lana and I rivalry is way beyond this film, it's not supposed to be called rivalry because I'm not trying to take anything away from her, it's the opposite actually, and I just what her to regret taking too much people stuffs". I said with a slight smirk.

I felt Jake's uncomfortable gaze on me so I shook my head, hiding my smirk. " You can't understand now, you're too little".

"Too little?" He huffed filling his cheeks with air. " I'm not too little to know that my uncle is better off with you, like look at what Olivia did to the script".