Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne-Chapter 90: Guests

WHOOSH. In an instant, more than half the viewers left the livestream. The only ones who remained were Riley Perry’s most dedicated fans and her most stubborn anti-fans.

Riley Perry, who had already left with her luggage, was unaware of this. She was asking her assistant about the day’s filming location, "Am I allowed to know the filming location? Is it far?"

Claire Lee sat with Riley Perry, so excited she could barely contain herself, wishing she could tell Riley everything she knew. "It’s a bit far. I can’t say the exact location, but it’s in the mountains."

Riley Perry nodded in understanding. If they announced the location on the livestream, it would be exposed, and they probably wouldn’t be able to film the show at all.

Soon, they boarded the production team’s bus.

Riley Perry was the first to arrive. Rocco, as her assistant, naturally had to accompany her. However, to stay off-camera, he was only responsible for behind-the-scenes work and wouldn’t appear on screen. He and Samson Sinclair would be following in a production crew vehicle later.

Riley had only been waiting on the bus for a short while when the second guest arrived. It was none other than Roxanne Fulton, one of the "Four Little Flower Actresses." She debuted earlier than Riley, had both acting skills and good looks, and was known in the industry as the "Little Fairy" with over sixty million fans. It was a surprise she’d agreed to participate in an adventure variety show like this!

Riley Perry took the initiative to greet her. "Hello, Senior. I’m Riley Perry."

Roxanne Fulton was quite polite in her reply. "Hello to you too. Don’t call me Senior, just use my name. We’re going to be filming together for several days. If you’re so formal, it’ll be awkward for me to ask you for help."

Roxanne’s friendliness was a bit of a surprise to Riley. After all, she was just a small-time, eighteenth-tier celebrity, so it was refreshing that a big star wasn’t intentionally keeping her distance. "Okay, you got it. But Rhonda, how did you get tricked by Director Warren into coming on this adventure show too?"

In the entertainment industry, using a more familiar form of address for a senior was a common sign of respect.

Roxanne Fulton immediately burst out laughing. The hem of her white pleated skirt traced a graceful arc through the air as she came to a stop beside Riley.

’She really is a Little Fairy. Every move she makes is so ethereal.’ 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Aren’t you afraid Director Warren will hear you complaining and deliberately make things hard for you on the show?"

Not wanting to keep standing, Riley pulled her down to sit. "Do you think he won’t mess with me just because I don’t complain about him?"

’Not a chance! This is an adventure variety show; of course they’re going to make it as hard as possible.’

"So, I might as well enjoy shooting my mouth off. I’ll take what little comfort I can get."

After speaking, she deliberately winked in the direction of the camera. Director Warren fumed, "This girl is provoking me, isn’t she? Isn’t she? Just you wait and see how I’m going to mess with her for the next few days."

The staff members snickered. Director Warren really was a master of roping people in. What other variety show only told its cast the title and number of guests, with no other advance notice about anything else? Riley Perry wasn’t wrong at all.

All of Roxanne Fulton’s fans had followed her to the livestream, and the number of live viewers had now surpassed one million. Many of the bullet comments were praising the two women’s beauty. [Of course, pretty girls like to hang out with other pretty girls.]

[Keep your distance, you washed-up nobody. Our Ronnie wants nothing to do with you.]

[The internet really does have no memory. You’ve all clearly forgotten about her past scandals.]

Rocco, whom Riley Perry had given the day off, had already reported her schedule to his boss. Right now, all the company’s employees were gathered in the main conference room, poised for action, their eyes glued to the computers in front of them.

"Boss, when exactly are we making our move?"

Justin Locke sat at the head of the table, holding an unlit cigarette. At the question, he tapped the cigarette twice on the table. "Don’t rush. Have our people on standby. Once all the guests have arrived, there will definitely be a huge surge in viewership. That’s when our people will guide the netizens to focus all their attention on Miss Perry."

’We never found the right opportunity to clear Riley Perry’s name before. A live show like this is perfect!’

"Yes, Boss."

"Roxanne Fulton is known as the entertainment circle’s Little Fairy, but sitting next to Miss Perry, she’s actually being outshined."

The employees began to whisper among themselves.

Justin Locke also looked at Riley Perry on the screen. Roxanne Fulton was indeed very beautiful—fair-skinned, with delicate features and a good figure. If she had one flaw, it was that her calves were a little thick.

But sitting next to Riley Perry, her beauty was slightly diminished. Riley was even fairer, her features more striking, her figure better, and she was taller.

"Have our people pretend to be Roxanne Fulton’s fans. Tell them to say that both women are beautiful in their own right, that each has their own unique charm."

His subordinates who received the order immediately assigned the task to their teams of paid commenters. Then, they also began to leave comments in the livestream, one after another, showering the women with extravagant praise.

[Our Ronnie the Little Fairy is getting more and more beautiful!]

[They’re both such beauties! Can they collaborate in the future? I’d love to see that!]

Of course, there were even more exaggerated compliments than these, and for a moment, even Roxanne Fulton’s real fans started chiming in with praise.

Until the third guest appeared.

[It’s Miles Ford! Why is it him? He’s an A-list action star! Now this show is going to be interesting! Director, you have to do something intense, like an adventure in some remote, deep forest. We want to see Miles Ford’s real skills.]

"Roxanne, Riley, hello. I never expected to be filming this show with two great beauties like you. Director Warren’s secrecy is top-notch. I asked several times before and couldn’t find out the name of a single other guest."

Roxanne Fulton politely greeted Miles Ford, but Riley Perry didn’t even lift an eyelid, let alone stand up and greet him respectfully like Roxanne had.

’Miles Ford’s expression soured at Riley Perry’s attitude. He couldn’t believe this little bitch would dare to disrespect him so openly, and on camera no less. He was her senior in the industry, after all. No matter how much you disliked someone, you were supposed to at least keep up appearances. But this damn woman had to be the exception!’

He let out a short, derisive "Heh" and sat down in a seat at the front of the bus.

The anti-fans in the bullet comments instantly started their attacks: [This woman has no manners at all. She doesn’t have the slightest bit of respect for a senior. Why would any show invite someone like her?]

[I can’t stand to watch any show she’s in. That woman has a history of acting like a diva. I’m not surprised at all that she’s treating Miles Ford like this.]

Many people started commenting that Riley Perry should be kicked off the show, or they would stop watching!

The director was also a bit puzzled by Riley Perry’s reaction. However, there were too many comments flaming Riley in the livestream, so he immediately gave the order to hurry up and bring on the fourth guest to distract the audience.

"It’s Victoria Koenig!" The moment Victoria Koenig appeared on the bus, Roxanne Fulton’s smile became much more genuine. "Junior Brother Koenig, I didn’t expect you to be here too! No wonder you also took time off. If you had told me earlier, we could have come together."

The two of them were from the same company, yet neither had known the other was participating in this show.