Gustavo pleaded, "Sir, please help me. I'll reward you 100 million dollars if I can get out of here alive!"
"Tsk," Charlie smirked contemptuously. "You can live now thanks to me. We don't know if you can survive until the next dinner, alright? Are you still thinking about gaining control over your family? Don't forget that you're sentenced to life. You're locked in here forever."
"I-I..." Gustavo faltered. "What should I do now..."
"Stay by my side," Charlie said lightly. "I'll protect you. Tell the guards you'll move into my cell today. I'll protect you 24/7."
Gustavo couldn't understand why Charlie would help him despite his current despairing situation. Many thoughts flashed across his mind, and one thing stood out. 'Damn!' he thought. 'Is he gay? He must be... Why else would he help me and protect me? He even wants me to move into his cell…’
'B-But what does he like about me? I'm old...'
Not getting any response from Gustavo, Charlie bellowed coldly, "Listen, I won't help you for nothing. You must follow my orders and do whatever I say. If you don't, I'll tell Moses that I don't care about you anymore. Do you understand?"
"I-I understand," stuttered Gustavo, trembling with fear.
As he said this, he walked over to Charlie, grimacing as he tried to suppress the humiliation, bowed his head, and lamented, "I'll do whatever you tell me to do. Please protect me and don't let anyone kill me..."
Charlie nodded in satisfaction and warned with a cold expression, "It depends on whether you behave or not."
"I'll behave!" Gustavo nodded profusely. "I'll be good!"
He was pissed. He was so angry that he wished he could grab an AK47 right now and shoot Charlie.
On second thought, he felt relieved.
It seemed that Charlie wasn't attracted to him intimately, and he didn't have to suffer the humiliation.
With that, the rage was completely suppressed by the alleviation. He finally smiled for the first time, yet the smile seemed very flattering.
Smiling fawningly, he looked at Charlie and asserted, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wade. I misunderstood. Please don't be mad. Don't worry. From now on, I'll do whatever you want!"

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