The day passed in a daze.

Since the pre-trial time was set relatively early, in a blink of an eye, it was the day for Ian to meet with the judge.

"It happened so fast that now I can't believe I'm going to make a statement under the judge's leadership. "

In the black SUV sat Ian, who was sitting with Mason, Nick, and Raelin.

The two want to support Ian, and Mason just wants to be there.

"The summons is outdated, you got it too late, what a good time!" Nick said, shaking his head.

"What if the child is yours?" asked Leylin, with wide eyes.

"I need to see the child's mother first, Railyn. I'm not even sure if I

know the lady" "But what if the kids are?"

"Obviously everyone needs to know the answer to a single question," Ian said, looking away.

His mood wasn't exactly rainbow and butterfly. Railyn and Nick try to elevate his mood throughout the journey, but with little to no effect.

"This Friday, the premiere of Resident Evil, will you go?" asked Mason, and Nick pulled the car and turned to the left.

"I'll take a look, uncle. I just have a really bad feeling about the whole thing. I couldn't even allow myself to sit down and work for two hours straight, whereas I used to stay up late to work. "

New script?" Mason asked rhetorically.

"Well, it should be. I stopped working halfway through. When things settle down, I'll probably start writing again. "

All right, Ian, look," Mason said in a stern and caring voice.

Ian, who poked his head out of the window, turned his head to look at Mason.

His eyebrows furrowed, puzzled, and it was clear that Ian didn't feel very good about the way he looked.

"You've got to face tougher situations than that, Ian. The number one studio company in the world is cleverly catching up with you, and heck, they are now too, I bet. But you never give up. You know, if I know anything about you, it's your passion and creativity for filmmaking.

Be prepared, be prepared for anything that may happen when you walk in, but, but you have to know that you are brave enough to face it. "

Ian," Nick muttered. "A baby sounds scary, but we don't know if it's yours yet, but even if it is, what's the worst part? You just have to give money to your mom, and if she insists, you can arrange funding for the child's future, but no one can stop you from going to the top of Hollywood. "

What they said was true, and Ian knew it subconsciously. These days, while worrying about the children and mothers he didn't even have a chance to meet, he simply focused more on writing or writing scripts.

"But it's okay," it was Railin. "Take your time, Ian. However, don't let it affect you too much. That's

what she said.

"250 meters and we're in front of the pitch. There will be a lot of fucking paparazzi!" Nick said at the last turn of the journey.

The car arrives at its destination, and the camera begins to shoot many questions and statements like crazy.

"As you can see, Ian Renner just got out of the car and walked towards the pitch. The news is spreading, and it's clear that Ian is about to be called dad by the baby!But the question is, how many girls has Ian dated

? Is that just this one?"The young director Reina just walked in, could that be Ian Renner's baby? Does that mean that the bachelor who meets the criteria is the father? Anyway, we're waiting for the results, or maybe a word or two when they all come out?"

The reporters went crazy with their statements.

Such scandals are always in their favor. If a couple cheats, breaks up, or anything that can provide a juicy enough story, they'll be happy to comment and make everything public as soon as possible.

Similarly, even now, the cameras are focused on Ian and the other three people who walked in, and the photographers, including all the other journalists, were talking about and showing it as if it were one of the greatest wonders in the world.

"Don't look over there, it's okay, it's okay!" Reelin quieted down as they walked in, her hand resting on Ian's back.

"Finally!" said Nick, as he walked briskly from the car to the closed doors of the courthouse.

"I can't believe there are so many, ah!"

"They know this, they need to keep their jobs, what else can we expect?!" "

Ian, are you okay?" asked Mason looking at Ian with a confused expression.

He hadn't said a word since the ride, which made Mason start to worry

, "I'm fine, uncle." I just need to get over this as soon as possible. Like-"

As soon as the words ended, a lady walked in with a child.

'Oh my God—' in his mind's eye, he cursed as he remembered who the lady was.

"Ian, tell me you don't know her," Nick whispered.

"Grass, I wish I could say that. But I think I do know her," he said, slapping himself in the face in the heart, harder. It's too hard, and if you really hit it, the bruise will stay for a week.

The lady was none other than Sarah, who looked the same with her eyes, hair, facial features, and everything else, but was a little older than he remembered.

However, how could he forget the first face after the crossing?

He remembered how he thought that this girl was not the type he liked. With this thought insisting on its precious life, he cursed himself in his mind more than a million times until they were brought to the judge.

-

The girl walked into the yard with a slight fear rising in her heart.

Her lawyer was right next to her, and she was walking in with a brave face.

Seeing Ian's face made her almost fall to her knees, but she was stronger than she thought.

"We see, don't worry," the lawyer muttered, loud enough for Sarah to hear.

"I know everything will be all right, Amen," she said as she prayed to God in heaven.

Her only thought was how she could do all this to live a good life for her son and herself. At first, she flinched a little, but then she remembered how Ian had used her.

He used to keep her overnight, promised shopping, and every little thing the couple did, on the other hand, she cheated on her boyfriend, but a part of her heart loved Ian.

It's all confusing – but her only explanation for herself is that everything she does is to get a living.

-

Thus, the court case began to be questioned in front of the respectable first instance.

Ian looked at Sarah, but her gaze kept avoiding him.

The judge was an older woman who was very sympathetic to Sarah, but she stood her ground and asked everything in detail.

"Do you know each other?" was the first question thrown to Ian and Sarah.

"Yes. "

Yes, sir. Ian

explains how he met Sarah as his lawyer, which also makes things clear between him and the lawyer.

Nearly an hour passed, and at the end of the case, the judge went on to explain how it would affect Ian's career.

“...... As a result, the case will be heard again at 9:25 a.m. on September 12, 2019. "The judge dissolved the courtroom and everyone stood to pay their respects to the court.

As soon as the judge left, Ian got up from where he was and walked over to Mason and the others.

"I love that they ignore DNA tests every now and then," Nick grunted, Ian scoffed.

"Can I talk to that girl?" Ian asked, looking at the lawyer.

"Go ahead, but don't make a fuss, the paparazzi are outside," she said.

Ian walks over to Sarah, who is standing alone, but her lawyer is by her side.

"I do remember you," Ian approached her.

"Oh, what about you?" asked Sarah.

"Are you sure this is my daughter? I mean—

" "Yes, Mr. Ian Renner, I want to go home now, excuse me," she said and walked away.

The lawyer quietly followed the client's guidance.

"But she seems scared, who knows?" said Nick, who was following Ian, shrugging his shoulders.

"Well, we'll know. Now that I see her, I don't mind if the little girl is mine, cute little thing. Ian said with a smile.

"The people out there aren't cute at all, pull up your sunglasses and let's go!" Nick said, and everyone walked outside.

On their way out, all sorts of questions, accusations, assumptions, and shouts were heard.

Ian, who walked with them to the SUV, slipped into it without even looking at them.

May all the favors be on their side!

After the Ian Renner trial, the media went crazy again, the pre-trial of the court was over, and now it was a mess.

"I can't believe these comments!" said Henry, looking at the comments and his eyes widened in horror as if the worst had happened to him.

More than half judge Ian's character based on previous stories about him, like, how he slept with an actress and how Sarah's story is more likely to prove true. Nick

and Raelyn looked at each other, and Nick nodded to Railin, "It's going to be fine." "

There were only three of them, and they were already quite afraid of the possible outcome of the trial.

It hasn't expired yet, which also makes things even more difficult.

If Ian proves innocent, then Ian and everyone else can go on with their lives as if nothing had happened, but apparently

, "it's too much to even fuck DNA so he can prove" Nick took a deep breath, "the pretty little girl isn't Ian's." Uh, why does she have to be so pretty?!" he shrugged helplessly.

"Listen, there's nothing we can do. In three hours, Resident Evil will premiere, and in two days, filming on Marriage Story will be over, and I bet if we thought so, Ian would have felt twice or triple what we were thinking—"

"Harry, you're right. Raereen cut him off in the middle. "I think it would have been better if we had behaved normally and supported Ian. How hard can it be now?"

"He's coming," Nick muttered as Ian walked in.

"Good morning, how are you all?" Ian asked, smiling as he watched the crowd.

Although he looked as if he had never slept, his smile was beyond anyone's imagination.

"We were fine - great. What about you, Ian, why do you look like you haven't slept well in billions of years?" Nick asked.

"I started working on a new script. I think it's time for me to keep working, the premiere, the shooting, and then a new movie... There's a lot to do, heck, maybe even raising a baby," Ian said with a laugh.

He wanted to make a joke, but Railin's awkward smile showed that the joke was indirect.

"Anyway, what do we have today?" Ian asked.

As a result, they plan to continue meetings to discuss marketing and everything else related to Marriage Story.

-

Evening was earlier than anyone expected.

In the midst of all the other possible discourses and whispers related to Ian, he still had to attend the premiere, considering that the film was part of Rainer Studios and was released by them.

As Ian stepped out of his car and onto the red carpet, the flash and camera kept turning on.

"Nice to see you here!" a director with a thick British accent walked up to Ian, hugged him, and patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm glad to meet you too, how are you doing?" Ian asked, still smiling at the camera.

"They're going very well. I want to see you too, Mr. Reina. If possible, I have an idea to work with Rainer Studios..."The

director continued to talk about more and more film ideas, which distracted Ian from the negative attention of the paparazzi.

"Ian, Ian, Director, Can you answer our question? We only have one question!"

"Yes, please! Look this way! Are you really a dad? How do you feel about all this? Did you know before, or is this new to us?!Mr. Reina! Please answer our question

""Sir. Ian Renner, the idea for Resident Evil was inspired and created by your original book Resident Evil, which is a survival thriller, how did you feel when it was finally brought to the big screen?"

Ian finally turned to look at the beautiful woman who threw a question worth answering.

"Hi all, it was a privilege and pleasure to work with Ms. Angela Bird, not to mention that she was really talented and the idea for her to come up with the storyline on her own was fantastic.

What excites me even more is that after reading her script, it turned out to be the inspiration for my novel, and the script is unparalleled. It's truly remarkable, and I'm looking forward to seeing this truly remarkable work, thank you!"

Ian said a little more, and the camera and flash went out.

"Ian Renner, what do you think of this film?"

"I haven't seen it yet, so I'm hopeful that it will perform." But I can say that I'm really happy that everyone can watch Resident Evil, it could be a great movie,

" "Do you have any plans to expand or create a franchise? A lot of people are waiting for you to continue making it into a video game or something, what are your thoughts on that?"

"At the moment, I'm very busy with ongoing projects, and I have a lot of exciting stuff to show you, but yes, that's a great idea that comes to mind. "

Is there hope?"

"Yes." "

Thank you so much, Ian!"

the reporter let go of Ian as he walked over to the big sign with the name of the film's sponsor written on it.

He stood tall and handsome in front of all the cameras, and the clicks and sounds of the cameras made hundreds of noises in a second.

-

Like other celebrities, Ian walks into the theater, which is decorated with many posters adorning the theme of the survival thriller.

He sat down on a reserved chair, and the empty chairs in the theater were already filled with directors and actors.

"I'm waiting for the movie to start! Can't wait! Angela is so capable. A short-haired woman who resembled Angela spoke.

The resemblance is fantastic when Ian finds himself staring at her.

"I'm Martha Bird, you must be Ian Renner, right?"

"That's what I want to know. I thought I was as excited as you are, watching the movie I started looking for Angela Bird's clone. Yes, I'm Ian Rayner!

""Your face is all over the TV. "

Tell me about it," Ian said exasperatedly.

"Ian, well, I know all the comforting things that need to be said to comfort you, and you're tired of hearing it now, but this case is similar to Angela's story. And now, I'm incredibly proud of her. Get back on her feet and do what she loves. I'm not going to give you much advice, but I hope you don't give up and fight for what you have to," she said, before Ian was able to answer, and the entire audience fell silent when Angela walked onto the stage.

I'm Angela Bird, the director of the movie "Resident Evil", which will soon be revealed. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Ian Renner, who was instrumental in creating the character I gave life. This book, I'm a huge fan and I need to cherish every possible opportunity. Also, Mr. Producer, Mr. Mason.

Including all of them, and my husband Jackson, I couldn't do anything without your support. So, thank you, and last but not least, I hope everyone enjoys this movie!" she said and walked off the stage.

The premiere of Resident Evil begins, and all the mouths and eyes open at the beginning of the movie.

"It's going to be fun," Ian thought to himself, because this was the first movie he had seen, which was created by another director, but he also had ideas for the original film.

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