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

Chapter 177: Hitting the Jackpot

Ruby Marshall: "A prize draw before you buy a car? Don’t try to fool me, I wasn’t born yesterday!"

Riley Perry glanced at Samson Sinclair, who had been following them the whole time. He guiltily rubbed his nose and looked away.

Riley Perry: "Well, let’s just try the prize draw then. We can talk after we see what we get."

Ruby Marshall let her daughter pull her along, following the saleswoman into an office.

The salesperson pointed to the computer and said, "Ma’am, just press the ’draw’ button to participate. There’s a 60% chance of winning ’Try Again’ and a 0.001% chance of winning the 300,000 grand prize. Which of you would like to do it?"

Riley Perry gave her mom a gentle push. Ruby Marshall said, "Me? No way! I’ve always had terrible luck. If I do it, I’ll definitely get ’Try Again’."

"How can you say you have terrible luck? With the best daughter in the world like me, you’re the luckiest person in the world!"

Ruby Marshall thought about it. You know, she had a point.

So, she went and clicked the mouse.

On the computer screen, the big prize wheel spun round and round before finally slowing down. The pointer ticked past the prizes one by one. Just as it was about to land on "Free Interior Customization (a 100,000 value)," a pang of regret shot through her. But then, it wobbled back and came to a dead stop on the 300,000 grand prize!

"Honey, I won!"

Riley Perry: "You sure did! The 300,000 grand prize! Now we can get the car we wanted for only 790,000!"

Patrick Perry was grinning from ear to ear. "That’s my wife for you! What amazing luck. A single click, and it’s worth 300,000."

At that, Ruby Marshall couldn’t say anything more. A car worth nearly 1.1 million for only 790,000? How could she pass up a deal that good?

Especially when the saleswoman added to the temptation, "If you pay in full, we’ll also include the interior customization, 100,000 kilometers of free maintenance, and if you have property in Dragonspire, we can get you Dragonspire license plates for free."

And just like that, the car was bought. As for the vehicle purchase tax and other paperwork, Riley Perry convinced her dad to take her mom and brother for a test drive while she took care of all the necessary formalities.

"Samson Sinclair, don’t tell me your boss owns this car dealership too?"

Samson Sinclair opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Riley Perry: ’...So he does!’

Leaving the dealership, Riley Perry got into the passenger seat of the Cayenne. Samson Sinclair drove his own car, and all the luggage had been transferred to the Cayenne as well.

"Dad, drive a little slower. It’s only about a three-hour drive back home, so there’s no rush."

Patrick Perry was beaming, grinning widely as he said confidently, "When your old man was in the army, I was a transport soldier. I drove transport trucks for a living. You think I can’t handle a simple automatic? Don’t you worry."

As he spoke, he ran his hands over the steering wheel a couple of times as if caressing a priceless treasure. He was so gentle with it, you’d think he was treating the car like a new wife.

The family of four found a private kitchen restaurant for a meal. Ruby Marshall started a livestream again, and seeing the spread of dishes on the table, people in the comments immediately started guessing. [The streamer’s daughter must be really successful. Otherwise, there’s no way they’d be eating at a private kitchen.]

[Couldn’t it be that her son is the successful one?]

[You must be a new follower. The streamer’s son is still in high school.]

Ruby Marshall glanced at the screen and said with a grin, "You guessed right. My daughter is treating us today. But after this meal, our family will have to tighten our belts!"

’She’d spent several hundred thousand on jewelry, and now with the car, over a million was gone. How long would it take her to save all that money back?’

The netizens immediately started teasing her, assuming she meant they had spent so much on this one meal that they’d have to spend less for the rest of the month.

Riley Perry: ’It’s not that bad, Mom. Spend as much as you want. I can afford it.’

Lunch lasted for over an hour. Afterward, Riley Perry tucked three boxes of weight loss pills into her mom’s bag, instructing her to take one a day and to stop once she reached her target weight.

She then watched her family drive away. Only after they were gone did she have Samson Sinclair drive her to the company.

Around noon, Nana had sent her a message: Director Chenning’s movie was holding auditions on Tuesday, and she needed to come to the office in the afternoon.

When she arrived, Joanna was just stepping out of the elevator. "Well, that was fast. Come on, follow me back to my office. I need to talk to you about something."

"Tsk, tsk. Nana, you’re really living the good life."

Joanna, her face glowing, shot Riley Perry a playful glare. "You brat, now you’re learning to trade quips with me! Oh, right, I almost forgot to mention—you’re getting bolder and bolder, aren’t you? Daring to scam money off of scammers!"

Speaking of which, Riley Perry looked smug. "The police gave me a 5,000-yuan reward. How about it? I’ll treat you to dinner tonight!"

"Forget it. What can you even eat for five thousand yuan?"

With that, she pushed open her office door and walked in. Riley Perry closed the door behind her. "Nana, did you strike it rich or something? Five thousand isn’t even enough to treat you to a meal anymore! Hey, let me see, let me see..."

She grabbed Nana’s hand, her eyes fixed on the glittering yellow diamond ring on her right hand. "Well, what do we have here? My dear Nana, don’t tell me you bought this ring just for fun?

Did someone’s proposal succeed?"

Joanna immediately snatched her hand back, curling her lip in disdain. "What are you thinking? I’m a non-marriage advocate, get it?"

Then she smiled again, sinking comfortably back into her office chair. She wiggled the fingers of her ring-adorned hand on the desk. "But he said I should have whatever other people have, so he bought me this ring!"

’A 24 million-yuan diamond ring was indeed for a wedding, but they wouldn’t have a ceremony or get a marriage license.’

"Mr. Lynch agreed to that? His family really does have a throne to inherit!"

Joanna’s expression froze for a second before she said nonchalantly, "What the hell does that have to do with me? Thomas Lynch is still young, he’s rich, and he’s passably handsome. I find him easy on the eyes, so we’re making do.

The day he betrays me, or the day I get tired of looking at him, I can just turn around and leave. So why would I let myself be shackled by a piece of paper?"

After speaking, she pulled open a drawer, took out a pack of women’s cigarettes, and lit one up.

"Want one?"

Riley Perry could tell Nana had something on her mind. However, it was a private matter, so she didn’t press. Of course, if Nana wanted to talk, she was more than willing to be a good listener.

She looked at the cigarette and waved her hand dismissively. "No thanks. I don’t want bad breath."

Joanna’s hand, holding the cigarette, paused. The truth was, she didn’t smoke much. A single pack could last her a year; she wasn’t addicted.

And then... she put the cigarette out.

"Director Chenning’s script is in. Which role do you want to play?" Joanna picked up a script from her desk and tossed it to Riley Perry.

Riley Perry caught the script, confused. Director Chenning had previously sent her a digital version of the script and had her focus on the female lead’s part. ’Does Nana’s question mean the lead role has already been cast?’

"Has the female lead already been claimed?"