Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne Chapter 27: Scheming

Riley Perry looked at him innocently, her voice intentionally a couple of notches louder. "Isn’t this how it’s supposed to be? I see everyone else doing it."

Just then, the crew was resetting the set. The director took a sip from his water bottle and glanced their way.

Raymond Warren had been brought in by the assistant director. The original actor for the fourth male lead had been caught in a scandal—and yes, he was also from Starmaker Entertainnt.

Riley Perry blinked her beautiful peach-blossom eyes, smiling sweetly at Raymond Warren. "Alright, alright, don’t look so glum. Your part later only has five lines. The first is: Miss Sutton, I’m Hor Sawyer. My father is Saul Sawyer, the mayor of Seaborne. I’m sure you’ve heard of him. I was wondering if Miss Sutton would do the honor of joining for dinner?

The second: I was smitten with Miss Sutton at first sight, so naturally, I wish to get to know her better.

The third: That’s truly a sha. We’ll have to find another ti.

The fourth: By the way, in two days, my family is holding a welco banquet for . Would I have the honor of inviting Miss Sutton?

And the last one: Really? That’s wonderful! I’ll co pick Miss Sutton up personally then.

They’re all very easy to rember. You won’t forget them after one look. Hurry up and read them. I’m waiting to run lines with you."

Director Quinn chuckled. "Riley Perry, did you morize everyone else’s lines, too?"

Riley Perry looked in Director Quinn’s direction and said with an air of pure innocence, "Isn’t it to better imrse myself in the character? So when I got the script, I gave it a good read-through. I rember pretty much everyone’s lines, especially for the scenes I’m in. For those, I definitely rember them down to the last word."

Her mory was already excellent, to begin with; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been accepted into Kingsbridge University as the top scholar of Norgate four years ago. After spending three hundred years in The Cultivation Realm, her Divine Sense was far beyond what an ordinary person could match. The re lines in a script? She could morize them perfectly after just one read, down to the last punctuation mark.

The actors were all on a break. Hearing the commotion, they all looked over in Riley Perry’s direction.

Sumr Quinn had just finished her scene and was lying on a deck chair, watching the lively spectacle. ’That young, handso actor with the surna Warren... I have no idea what his deal is. Ever since he joined the set, his eyes have been glued to Riley Perry. Riley’s lack of interest in talking is already obvious, but he just ignores it. He’s a special case, alright.’

Raymond Warren’s mouth opened and closed. In the end, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and look down at the script in his hands. To be honest, it was just a few lines that could be morized after hearing them once, but with so many eyes on him, he couldn’t focus on the script at all.

He stole a glance at Riley Perry, but she had already squeezed onto Sumr Quinn’s deck chair, and the two were chatting and laughing endlessly.

"They really nad you right. You’re soft all over!" Sumr Quinn said, her arm around Riley Perry’s waist.

’It wasn’t that I was intentionally taking advantage of the kid,’ she thought, ’but with two people squeezed onto one deck chair, I have to lie on my side, and my hand just naturally ca to rest on her waist.’

Riley Perry gave Sumr a couple of squeezes in return. "I can’t let Sumr get away with taking advantage of for free. I have to get her back. Oh my, Sumr, you have such a great figure!"

Sumr thought, ’Where is that hand going? How dare you touch my butt! Still... since you’re so beautiful, I’ll let it slide.’

She grabbed Riley Perry’s mischievous little hand, glanced at the young pretty boy standing there foolishly, then turned back and whispered in Riley Perry’s ear, "He’s clearly here for you. You two don’t look like you knew each other before. Did you... offend soone?"

Riley Perry’s face reddened. "When I first got into the industry, I was a bit clueless and spoke too bluntly. I might have offended so people, but I never did anything to hurt anyone. I just... don’t have a way with words."

Sumr Quinn patted her hand. "I get it, I get it. That’s just how this industry is. Even if you have the highest EQ and choose your words perfectly, you’ll still offend people. Just be careful."

That’s how the entertainnt industry is. If you’re not famous, people will step all over you. If you get famous, people will get jealous. Famous or not, there will always be people who don’t like you.

"Sumr, you’re so good to . Don’t worry. Even though I’m not good with words and my people skills are terrible, it’s not that easy for others to bully ."

Sumr thought, ’Your people skills are terrible? The entire *Starfire* cast and crew, from top to bottom, loves you. There’s not a single person who doesn’t. How is that terrible?’

’Oh, right. I forgot. I guess we have to exclude Raymond Warren from that count.’

The deck chair creaked. Riley Perry had already gotten up and walked over to Raymond Warren. "So? Have you morized them? Then let’s start."

Raymond Warren reluctantly ran lines with Riley Perry. Ten minutes later, he scurried away in defeat.

Riley Perry watched him enter the dressing room, her Divine Sense fixed on Raymond Warren the entire ti.

’I’d like to see just who it is I’ve offended.’

There was no one in the dressing room at the mont. Raymond Warren took out his phone and made a call. It rang several tis before soone picked up.

"So? You’ve t her. Are you confident?"

Raymond Warren had a pained look on his face as he said cautiously, "Second Uncle, it’s not that I’m not trying. That Perry girl is just... completely unreceptive."

An angry shout ca from the other end of the line: "Why don’t you just admit you’re useless! She even fell for that illegitimate son from the Jacobs Family. How are you any worse than him?"

Raymond Warren’s expression soured from the scolding, but he still tried to explain, "Second Uncle, just give so more ti. Three days is too short."

"But once her scenes are done filming, she’ll leave the set. How are you going to seduce her then?"

Raymond Warren gritted his teeth. "Where there’s a will, there’s a way. If that doesn’t work, I’ll just get her so resources. As long as I can arrange for us to spend ti together, how could a little country girl like her not fall for ?"

Keith Warren wondered if there was sothing wrong with his ears. ’Is my nephew an idiot?’

’We’re supposed to be ruining that little starlet, not promoting her. And he wants to give her resources? Is he crazy?!’

"Can’t you think of another way? The client’s instructions are to get her out of the entertainnt industry, and the more miserable, the better."

Raymond Warren replied, "But the tiline is so short, I can’t get any dirt on her at all. The only way is to get close to her slowly and then make her listen to .

Riley Perry is too guarded. She doesn’t give any opportunities to get close to her."

"Drain the water from your brain! Don’t even think about giving her resources! Co up with sothing else!"

After being yelled at, Raymond Warren’s expression turned ugly, but he started wracking his brain. "If all else fails, I’ll just hire so paparazzi to tail her. I refuse to believe she doesn’t have a single skeleton in her closet. There aren’t many clean won in this industry, especially one as beautiful as Riley Perry!"

"Fine. Then you contact the paparazzi. I’ll wire you the money."

The uncle and nephew quickly ended the call. Riley Perry, who had been monitoring them the whole ti, fell into deep thought. ’The more miserable, the better? Doesn’t that an they want to ruin ? Who in the world are they?’

The scene with Raymond Warren didn’t start filming until more than an hour later. In the scene, the mayor’s son falls for Shannon Sutton at first sight and tries to use his father’s na to win the beauty’s heart. Shannon Sutton, who needs to gather intelligence for her organization, conveniently agrees.