Charlie had been bullied by his peers for most of his life, and that combined with his meekly personality had left him being adverse to conflict. And while such a personality kept him safe from dangerous situations like fights, it also prevented some lucky lady from seeing him as a potential partner worthy of spending the rest of her life with. The Good Boy had been rejected many times before and for the longest time he wondered what about him prevented him from getting anywhere with women. He could have blamed it all on his looks, or lack thereof, but even at his lowest level of self-esteem Charlie still recognized that even though he did not ooze masculinity, he was far from being ugly or physically repulsive. He never had the courage to ask, not that he even could because he always fled the scene after being rejected, but Charlie always wanted to ask the women who turned him down one simple question afterwards; why? What was he doing wrong? He always wanted to know why they turned him down and where he went wrong with his approach so as to course correct and not make the same mistake with the next woman he asked out. But eventually, the simple truth hit him in the face without having to get input from his failed courtees; he was just too nice. The Good Boy's caring and gentle nature oddly enough made him less desirable to the young women he met who wanted someone who could throw down and excite them in all aspects of life instead of the mealy-mouthed anxiety machine that never fought for what he desired, even when they rejected him. And even though Charlie did not make the despicable choice of screaming at the women who turned him down, he did do something nearly as cringeworthy after being rejected, he apologized to the women because he dared to take initiative and ask if they would be interested in spending time with him.

It was that simple act of bending over and gratefully taking what he did not want that told the woman who had just rejected him that she had made the correct decision as this guy completely lacked any backbone. On top of that, it also told all of the other women in the vicinity that he was not the man they needed, let alone deserved. The heir's biggest fear was dying alone, not just because he would not have anybody to pass down his inheritance to, but because even though he shied away from rambunctious social situations, he still very much liked other people's company, in a calm environment, of course. For the longest time, that seemed to be where he was headed, on the road to literally becoming the next Willy Wonka, but then Veruca came back into his life. The little brute was the most entitled, inconsiderate person Charlie had ever met, yet he guessed that having to tolerate her spoiled rotten personality was just the price he had to pay to not die a weirdo loner. And just like his therapy session revealed to him, Charlie viewed it as honorable that he stuck by Veruca and tried to make her a, at least slightly, better person. But, now that she had broken up with him and he just could not get her out of his mind, Charlie set out to show Veruca that he truly could be her partner, and not only that, but the partner she wanted, a strong and determined partner. He would show her that he could be the man of her dreams, he would sweep her off her feet and make her fall for him so well that she would not even remember thinking that they could not be together because he was born poor.

The only problem with his plan, apart from the fact that success hinged on Veruca repenting for her contemptible actions and taking him back, was that Charlie's family, both biological and Wonka, clearly disapproved of what he was planning on doing. They had all heard from the Good Boy how his special friend told him to get lost because of his upbringing, so, unsurprisingly, they reacted with so much skepticism towards their boy's cockamamie plot to woo back the girl who broke his heart. However, that did not deter Charlie from moving forward with his plan to get Veruca back, and instead he tried to wipe the skeptic look off his mentor's face, retorting, "It's okay, Wonka. I'll be fine, you'll see. When I come back to the factory, I'll have won her back and everything will be better than before."

While Charlie's mentor failed to talk some sense into him, his mother, who had been watching the crazy left turn this emotional roller coaster took from the sidelines, jumped in to help her son see the light, grabbing him by the arm and pleading with him to see things from their point of view, saying, "Charlie, sweetheart, maybe you should listen to Mr. Wonka. I don't think what you're planning on doing is a good idea. She broke your heart once already, what makes you think she'll take you back now?"

It did not matter how much everybody else reminded him how badly Veruca treated him, Charlie simply did not listen whenever someone told him the truth. It almost seemed as if he was in a trance, staring off into the distance, as he assured the woman who brought him into this world, "Don't you worry, mum, I have faith things will be different this time. Something just tells me things will turn out differently."

Both Wonka and Mrs. Bucket watched disheartened, having failed to have knocked some sense into Charlie, as their boy gleefully and pridefully strolled out of the house and headed off on his quest to win back the woman who vulgarly told him that they could not be together. And after having taken a deep sigh, the Good Boy's mother verbalized her thoughts as she told her benefactor, "Oh, God, my poor boy. In what world does getting screamed at by a woman to leave mean she wants to see you again?"

"I don't know. It almost seems like Charlie is going through the five stages of grief, but backwards. My guess was that he accepted reality in the beginning, but then fell into a deep depression because of that. And now he's on a journey to bargain for the possibility of a relationship. He might enter the anger and denial stages if he gets rejected a second time, a perfect storm for disaster," Wonka replied, fearing the worst case scenario where Charlie was rejected twice, and after not being being able to cope with the fact his crush did not love him back, became a creepy stalker.

But, since such an outcome was incredibly unlikely, considering what the amazing chocolatier knew about his heir's personality, he found himself asking out loud, "Although, what's the worst that could happen?"

And, as it turned out, Sigmund had been listening to the attempted intervention from the sidelines and had some information for his boss about what his mentor could do if he was rejected again. So, he tugged on the right leg of Wonka's pants to get his boss' attention, leading to the amazing chocolatier bending over to speak to his therapist, and asking, "What's that?"

The therapist was ready to reveal what he had uncovered about the Good Boy's psyche during their therapy session, the only impediment was that he needed permission to disclose what Charlie had told him in private. Luckily for them, the factory's founder was no stranger to skirting the law and engaging in morally questionable acts, and so he replied, "Oh, no, go right ahead. Doctor-patient confidentiality means diddly-squat in my factory. I'm the boss around here."

The therapist then whispered to the amazing chocolatier that Charlie spoke to him about how he felt so dark the last few weeks, and that he had considered throwing himself down the garbage chute, something Wonka took simply at face value as he replied mid-debriefing, "Oh...oh, I see."

Sigmund finished telling his boss everything he needed to know about what the worst thing his heir could do to if rejected again entailed and that sent the amazing chocolatier springing into action, grabbing his belongings and telling his heir's mother as he anxiously her home, "Please excuse me, but I have to head out immediately. I have to order a complete shutdown of the incinerator until further notice. Oh, and I'm going to have to order the entrance to the Nut Sorting Room locked until further notice and inform the Oompa Loompas on duty there to be on alert if your son wants to get in."

This rollercoaster of negative emotions Wonka and Mrs. Bucket were experiencing stood in total contrast to the rush of hopeful optimism coursing though Charlie's mind, because as far as he was concerned, he was on the right track to win Veruca back. He had completely excused Veruca's nasty and hurtful outburst as just another one of her impulsive follies that could be dealt with using patience and dedication, and he had now committed himself to doing such a thing. The only question left unanswered now was whether or not the little brute would even be open to engaging with any of the Good Boy's newfound-courage-fueled antics.