The price of betrayal (Jack and Ashley) novel Chapter 587

The scene of several people casually gathered around Nolan, chatting as if they were simply passing the time, was almost enough to make Vernon cough up blood in rage.

On his side, tensions ran high—everyone was on edge. Meanwhile, Nolan remained calm and unbothered, as if he were merely enjoying some afternoon tea. And to top it off, it was raining. Where was the logic in this?

Nolan glanced at the time. The people on the other side still hadn't arrived, so answering a few questions in the meantime wouldn't be an issue.

Nolan pointed at the blurry figure in the newspaper and said softly, "If I hadn't seen this silhouette, I might have felt the same way as you all—that this scumbag deserves to die, that he's gone too far.

"A mother and child pushed to the brink, drowning in despair, and not only did he refuse to help, but he toyed with them instead. Does a person like this even have a shred of humanity left? Even if he died a thousand times over, it still wouldn't be enough."

Fang and the others immediately voiced their agreement. This was exactly how they felt.

"That's right! That's exactly what we were thinking. This kind of person is the scum of the scum. He's utterly vile!"

"We're people who've been in the underworld for years, and let's be honest, we've done our share of ruthless things. But even at our worst, we'd never stoop to something so repulsive. Anyone who does deserves to be hunted down by the entire world!"

Nolan nodded slightly and let out a soft sigh. "That's why I said—this man threw himself into the game, willingly sacrificing his own reputation just to draw the entire world into it."

After saying this, he turned to Fang and the others. "Let me ask you all something, and I want you all to answer honestly. If you saw this mother and child begging on the street, would you have donated money to help them? And if you had only seen this story in the newspaper, would you have considered stepping in to assist?"

As soon as Nolan asked this, Fang and the others froze for a moment. Then, after some serious thought, their expression darkened, and they shook their heads.

"Mr. Greene, if I came across them in real life, I honestly don't know if I'd donate. There are too many scammers these days. Maybe I would, but definitely not much. If I had only seen it in the newspaper, I'd probably just skim past it.

"It's not that we're not compassionate, but if you're asking what we would have done, then to be honest, we probably wouldn't have done anything at all."

Hearing Fang's response, the others also nodded in agreement. When they thought about it carefully, it seemed true.