Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne-Chapter 59: Riley Perry’s Thanks

’It had nothing to do with him, but for some reason, he was just so angry!’

’He racked his brain and finally landed on a possible reason: because that woman had seen him completely bare!’

’He was a perfectly innocent man, and just like that, he was sullied. Riley Perry should have taken responsibility, but she... she actually had a boyfriend!’

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At 9:30, it was time to start filming Riley Perry’s scene. It depicted a confrontation between Immortal Lord Caelus and Jade Sullivan. The Immortal Lord was about to hold a bonding ceremony with the female lead. Jade Sullivan, who had already fallen for Immortal Lord Caelus, was consumed by her hatred for the female lead. She plotted to kill her before the ceremony, only to be discovered by the Immortal Lord.

"Jade Sullivan, hand over your master’s wife, and I may grant you a lenient punishment!" the cold Immortal Monarch declared, standing suspended in mid-air. His eyes were filled with nothing but indifference as he looked at his beloved disciple.

Jade Sullivan: "Master, must you marry her? How am I inferior to her? I love you too, Master, more than anyone else. Why can’t you just give me a chance?"

Immortal Lord Caelus frowned in disgust. They were master and disciple. How could he possibly develop any other kind of feelings for his own student?

Besides, Esme Goodwin had mentioned more than once that she suspected Jade Sullivan’s identity was not as simple as it seemed. Although there was no conclusive evidence, Esme Goodwin wasn’t one to speak nonsense.

’So, he had no idea how she could even say such things!’

"Hand her over. Don’t make me say it a third time."

Jade Sullivan understood. Her master had rejected her yet again. Her heart turned to ash. She had failed the task The Demon Lord had given her, and her dream of being with the man she loved forever was now impossible. In that instant, her heart filled with despair. She pressed her longsword against Esme Goodwin’s neck. "Since I can’t have him, then we can all just die together!"

With that, she moved to slit Esme Goodwin’s throat!

How could Immortal Lord Caelus let her succeed? As the most powerful figure in The Cultivation Realm, his martial prowess surpassed Jade Sullivan’s by an untold measure. He instantly sealed the Spiritual Power around Jade Sullivan’s body and simultaneously sent his Spirit Sword flying straight toward her!

She was his disciple, after all. His original intention was just to break her sword and teach her a lesson. But he didn’t know that Jade Sullivan had already resolved to die. She never intended to kill Esme Goodwin. Instead, she threw her entire body onto her master’s Lifebound Spirit Sword, which struck her right in the heart.

Jade Sullivan’s action wasn’t a sign of a softened heart or a sudden bout of kindness. Rather, she wanted to use this extreme method to test whether Immortal Lord Caelus had any feelings for her at all!

One had to admit, the minds of demons were different from those of humans. Who else would use their own life to test if someone loved them back?

After being struck by the sword, Jade Sullivan collapsed to the ground. Esme Goodwin, who had been held in her arms, fell on top of her. Immortal Lord Caelus flew over, helped Esme Goodwin up, released the restrictions on her, and pulled her into his embrace, comforting her at length. "Shh, shh, Esme. It’s all right now."

A flicker of hope had originally flashed through Jade Sullivan’s eyes. But seeing that she was about to die and the master she loved didn’t even spare her a glance—instead holding another woman in his arms—she closed her eyes, filled with bitter resentment.

"Cut! That’s a wrap! Props, props, hurry up."

Riley Perry heard that the take was good, but she didn’t move. They still needed to shoot a pickup shot of the sword sticking in her body. The male and female leads also stayed in position, waiting for the crew to get everything ready to continue filming.

Soon, all the shots for the scene were finished. Only then did Riley Perry get up from the ground. Rocco immediately rushed over to help dust her off. "Ria, are you okay from that fall just now? I was standing on the side, and I even heard it."

To make the performance feel real, Riley Perry had of course taken a real fall. A real fall naturally hurt, but that little bit of pain was nothing to her, so she hadn’t paid it any mind. She hadn’t expected Rocco to notice, though.

"It just hurts a tiny bit. I’m fine." Her skin was very delicate, and the fall hadn’t been light. It would definitely leave a bruise.

Rocco quickly said, "No, we should have a doctor look at it. What if a bone is broken?"

Riley Perry waved his concern away. "No, no, it’s not necessary. I just landed on it. It should be fine if I just rub it a little."

"Then, Ria, you go change first. I’ll give you a massage after."

"You know how to give massages?" Riley Perry asked as she walked.

"Hehe, I’ve never learned, but you go change first. I’ll search for it online."

Riley Perry: ’So you’re planning to learn on the fly, huh?’

’Still, the kid is eager to learn.’

Samuel Hughes, who was also heading back to the dressing room to change, glanced in their direction before quickening his pace and striding away.

In the dressing room, Leon Chenning was carefully arranging Samuel Hughes’s clothes, his eyes darting toward his boss’s face from time to time. Samuel Hughes wasn’t blind; how could he not notice?

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Boss, did Miss Perry do something to upset you?"

Samuel Hughes shot Leon Chenning a cold look. "Shut up! What does Riley Perry have to do with me?"

Leon Chenning was so scared he immediately fell silent. ’Damn my big mouth!’

’The last time, when the boss’s clothes got dirty, his mood had also been off, but he didn’t seem as impatient as he was today. I wonder who on earth pissed him off?’

When Riley Perry came out after changing, Felix Sherman waved at her. "Come here, you need to look at your phone, quick."

"What’s wrong?" Riley Perry pulled out her phone, hurried over to sit next to Felix Sherman, and went online.

"It looks to me like someone’s trying to smear you. This trending topic just popped up out of nowhere. It’s not normal."

#ZListActressFakesProfessionalismByWorkingInjured!#

It was about her falling from such a great height just the day before yesterday, yet showing up for work only one day later. The post claimed she was doing it on purpose to highlight her professionalism and try to clean up her past scandals. To be honest, she’d be thrilled to have a trending topic like this a hundred times a day.

Riley Perry glanced at it twice and didn’t bother reading further. "I guess I’m just running into all the kindest people in the world. I’m going to be filming on this set for the next month or two with zero exposure. If someone’s willing to generate buzz for me for free, I’d have to thank eight generations of their ancestors."

Yesterday, she’d spent half the day with Cole Sinclair and not a single picture was taken. No one photographed her on the way here today, either. Yet, someone took a picture of her after she got into costume at the studio. What did that mean?

It meant the person who took the picture of her at work was right here on set.

Felix Sherman started laughing. "If the person who paid for this trending topic heard you say that, they’d probably die of anger!"

Hearing this, Riley Perry perked up instantly. "Flora, really?"

"What? You really want to make them angry enough to die? So you know who’s buying the trending topics?"

"I don’t. But that won’t stop me from letting them know I’m grateful to eight generations of their ancestors!"

She swiped her phone screen, opened Weibo, and quickly published a new post: A friend just told me I’m trending again. And someone even paid money to make it happen. There aren’t many kind people like that left in the world!

So to this kind soul, thank you so much. And while I’m at it, thanks to the last eight generations of your family, too!

Well, what do you know. The original trending topic mocking Riley Perry for forcing a persona hadn’t caused much of a stir. Even though it had been bought into the top ten, the only people clicking on it were some of Riley Perry’s fans and the casual onlookers who had seen her get framed and fall from the wire rig two days ago.