Rachel Kawakami

**Rachel Kawakami** is Luke Lorenzo's ex-wife and the mother of Karen.

## Appearance

Rachel has a thin figure with fair skin, short black hair parted in the middle, brown eyes, and thin brown eyebrows. She wears a turtleneck with various white, grey, and black geometric designs, grey leggings, and big silver hoop earrings. She also carries a black handbag with silver chains connecting the strap and the bag.

## Personality

Rachel is portrayed in contrast to Luke's initially disorganized and relaxed lifestyle as organized and responsible. Karen and Luke freely admit that she hates when things are messy or disorganized. She is unimpressed by the state of Luke's home and the effects he may have on their daughter early on in the story. However when Luke and Lily clean up the yard and begin making active attempts to provide a better living environment for their daughter her attitude visibly softens. It becomes apparent that she only wants her what is best for her daughter and can be quite amicable

Her character is a subversion of the ex-wife trope, in most cases being friendly, helpful and capable of getting on well with most everyone around her. She is happy to be friends with Lily and shows her no animosity. even hinting that she perceives the budding relationship between Luke and Lily. On multiple occasions she even offers assistance or her skills and or tools of her trade for others benefit.

Rachel has shown to be a kind and doting mother to her daughter. In her free time she gets creative and help Lily with various tasks.

## Relationships

#### Lily Roberts

On Day 11 Lily and Rachel have an awkward first meeting. Later on, they warm up to each other and Rachel appreciates Lily's positive influence on those around her and the effort she has put into restoring the mansion grounds. When Karen runs off, Lily offers to go after her so Rachel and Luke have a moment to talk. On Day 13 Rachel asks Lily for a tour of the garden giving Luke and Karen a chance to bond. Rachel does asks about Lily's relationship but appears to be fine with how close they have gotten over the past few weeks. Rachel informs Lily she is not intentionally keeping Karen from him, she needs to see him put the work in. On Day 16 Rachel comes over to the LaRosa estate and suggests that Lily hires a property manager or rents the estate out for extra income. On Day 17 Rachel helps Lily with renovating the Zen Garden and educates her on the process and culture.

#### Luke Lorenzo

Luke is Rachel's ex-husband. The two originally got together due to how different they were which Rachel though she needed. Eventually she realized that she didn't need Luke to compliment her character and moved on to find happiness and become a better parent for her daughter. After the divorce and Luke showing more maturity the two appear to get along. On Day 11 Rachel and Luke discuss the possibility of shared custody while Lily searches for Karen. On Day 13 while Luke and Rachel work on repairs, Karen continues her moody behavior. When Karen runs off again, Rachel informs him that he keeps focusing on the wrong things. Towards the end of Day 13 Rachel comes around and allows Karen to stay over a few times as long as Luke keeps up the good work.

#### Karen Kawakami

Karen is Rachel's daughter. Rachel works hard to be a positive influence on her daughter and give her the best life she can. The two get along as a mother and daughter. Even though she is sometimes strict and a bit of a neat freak she is not above being playful or letting her daughter have fun. On Day 11 Rachel arrives at Luke's home and isn't pleased to see Karen ran off to spend time with him, reminding her there are rules to the custody agreement. Rachel tells her to say goodbye to get in the car but Karen runs off.

#### Blaine Van Dyck

On Day 20 Lily formally introduces Rachel to Blaine who is painting in the butterfly garden. Rachel is impressed with Blaine's work and tells him it would be perfect for the children's hospital she is working on. During the party on Day 30 it appears they have been talking more as Rachel tells Lily that Blaine has changed his behavior.

#### Samir Amari

Rachel visits Lily on Day 40 and meets Samir while he is talking on the phone. After introductions she tells Lily "He's a dish!".

#### Justin Lockhart

Rachel meets Justin during the Hermit's Creek renovations and is clearly attracted to him. Justin shows her one of his favorite spots at the park and they get to know each other.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* On Day 13, Rachel arrives in a purple compact car which resembles a Toyota Yaris.
* Rachel informs Lily she is a designer and works on big estates often.
* On Day 16 while Karen helps Lily with the Memorial Garden, it is revealed Rachel is Japanese.
* Visited Shinto shrines in Japan.