From Pit to Palace: Charlie Emerged

Chapter 22: Charlie Disgraces Erika and Rachel

Chapter 22

Erika and Rachel froze for a moment at Charlie's cold voice, their eyes fixed on him with irritation. Never in their lives had they expected a day like this to come.

“Are you going to take them off or not?” Charlie said, his voice sharp, snapping them out of their thoughts.

Erika glared at him.

“We will please,” Rachel replied, her voice trembling.

“Then do it.”

Erika and Rachel both hesitated. Taking a deep breath, their hands started to shake as they began to unzip their trousers, their minds filled with anxiety.

Charlie stood there, watching them with blank expressions.

They both paused simultaneously, staring at Charlie in disbelief. They were expecting him to stop them, but he wasn't saying a word. His eyes were occupied with anticipation, as if eager to see their nakedness.

Their hearts pounded heavily. They couldn't imagine how to face Charlie in the future if they ended up sleeping with him in bed tonight.

“Keep going. Don't stop,” Charlie spoke again.

Erika fiercely stared at Charlie. “Are you that desperate to see our bodies? Aren't you ashamed of yourself, trying to have two friends in bed?”

Charlie looked at her and chuckled softly. “Guess, you should be the one to be ashamed. Letting a trash picker help you out, isn't it supposed to be a big shame?” He asked.

Erika bit her lips, her face tightening. “You…..” She paused, letting her anger cool down. “It's fine, you might have us in bed tonight, but don't forget, you're still a trash picker and nothing can change that. You just won a lottery, that's all.”

Charlie's smirk didn't falter. He dipped his hands into his pockets, watching as they began to remove their tops.

A few moments later, Erika and Rachel were done undressing. However, just when they were about to pull off their clothes to reveal their bodies, Charlie suddenly interrupted, his voice filled with disgust.

“Stop!”

Erika's and Rachel's hands halted midway, their eyes occupied with disbelief.

“Really? You both were really going to strip naked in front of me, a trash picker?” He couldn't help, but let out a cold chuckle. “I can't believe that. After all the humiliation and insult. After making me feel like I'm a loser, a nobody, and you both were trying to undress in front of me? Don't you think you're the most shameless person on earth?”

Rachel stood there, her mouth glued together, feeling regret and of course, humiliation washed over her as she listened to Charlie's words.

Erika felt huge embarrassment and shame wash over her. However, she glared at Charlie and growled arrogantly, “You…..you're trying to humiliate us on purpose, aren't you?” She stammered with annoyance dripping in her voice.

He gave a curt nod, irritation flashing in his eyes. “You're not far from the truth. Just like you did to me because I got nothing. And I must say, I'm far better than both of you. I hustled to make sure I earned legitimately, but what do you guys do? You laugh at me, mock me, humiliate me, like I committed any crime by picking trash to make ends meet.”

He paused, letting the weight of his words sink. Taking a deep breath, he carried on, “But you guys? You were shamelessly going to open your legs for me to have you just because of an ordinary five thousand dollars. Don't you think I'm far better than both of you? Both of you are just so cheap, yet still run your mouths at others like parrots.”

“For your notice, I'm not interested in any of your bodies. I can stoop so low to sleep with cheap sluts like you. Good night and keep the money to yourselves. Don't pay back.”

With that, Charlie turned around and, without another word, walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

Both Erika and Rachel stood there, stunned, replaying Charlie's words over and over in their minds. His words sank so deeply, piercing through their hearts. Regret, shame, and embarrassment were palpable on their faces.

They stared at each other with wide eyes, their mouths slightly opened, as if they wanted to talk, but no words came out.

Meanwhile, Charlie, after leaving the hotel, flagged down a cab and went home. Getting to his door, he brought out his key to unlock the door, but raising his head, he discovered a new padlock was being used on his door.

His eyebrows furrowed in surprise. “What's this?” He muttered, his voice faint.

“It is what it is,” a familiar voice spoke out suddenly. “Go find somewhere else to sleep.”