Vanessa continues

"We are all incredibly fortunate to be here," Vanessa said as she worked to scratch at her itchy skin while also continuing to remove even more clothing. "Why waste our fortunes on trying to impress one another when our goal really should be helping the less fortunate?"

Someone in the crowd shouted in agreement while Vanessa stepped out of her shoes and was undoing her garterbelt. Her face was red with embarrassment, while much of her body was also red, from her constant scratching.

"These shoes? $20,000. Just think, how many people could that have helped?" Vanessa asked as she peeled the silk stockings off her legs, scratching them all the while. Several more people in the crowd murmured in response, her words evidently striking a chord with some.

"Do we want to actually help people, or just pretend to?" Vanessa hesitated for a moment. All that remained now was her bra and panties, but the itching was getting even worse, and she had to admit, she had a pretty rockin' bod worth showing off.

"I for one, want to actually help," Vanessa said as she unclasped her bra, letting it fall to the ground as her impressive breasts swung free. She quickly covered them with her arm, mostly so she could scratch them without drawing too much attention.

With her free hand she then tugged down her panties and stepped out of them, enjoying a little relief now that her skin was no longer rubbing against her itchy clothes. "Wh-who's with me?"

Vanessa looked over her shoulder at her mother and the maid, trying to goad them to join her, and also to hide her embarrassed face from the crowd.

"I... I am," said Vanessa's mother, who quickly tore her own clothes off. "Mmmm it feels good..." she said as she ran her hands over her body to provide relief from the itching. "Um, it feels good... to give."

"I'll chip in too," mumbled the maid as she discarded the rest of her clothing as well.

The crowd was moved by the apparently selfless actions of the three women, and broke out into spontaneous applause. Soon other members of the crowd were contributing as well, not nearly as much as Vanessa and the other two had, but many people added their suit jacket, or a fur coat, or some jewelry to the pile, all while praising Vanessa's Christian display of generosity and humility.

Lauren had remained stunned during all of this, and so it came as a complete shock to her when Vanessa turned to her and asked "Lauren, aren't you going to give too?"

This had been Vanessa's diabolical scheme. If Lauren complied, all her embarrassing secrets would be revealed, but if she refused, Vanessa would claim Lauren had violated the decency clause by 'besmirching the family name in any major way' for failing to live up to the charitable standards of the rest of her family.