The price of betrayal (Jack and Ashley) novel Chapter 610

With a quiet sigh, Nolan patted Pierce on the shoulder and said, "I'll give her one more chance."

He then turned to the pale-faced Harper, who was drenched in cold sweat, and said calmly, "If you can't take it anymore, you can stop. You don't have to pass judgment."

Did Harper want to give up? Yes. In fact, she had wanted to give up long ago.

But she couldn't. Because giving up meant everyone would die.

Nolan's ruthlessness had long surpassed the limits of ordinary human reasoning. He wasn't just cruel—he was utterly devoid of humanity when it came to slaughter.

In this situation, Harper had no choice but to keep going. If she could save even one person, then she had to try.

She refused to believe that, aside from children, every single person in her family deserved to die.

"No, I won't give up!"

With that, she turned to the next page. And for the first time, a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.

"Treon Norberg—he has no record of murder or serious crimes. However, he once injured someone in a dispute, leaving them disabled." Before Scarlet could even speak, Harper said excitedly, "He shouldn't die! He doesn't deserve to die!

"Nolan, you said I would be the one to pass fair judgment! Treon hasn't killed anyone, preyed on the weak, or committed any unforgivable crimes. He only injured someone in a fight, and yes, he should be punished, but not with death!"

Standing among the captives, a dazed young man in his 20s—Treon Norberg—flinched when he heard his name. Then, when he heard Harper declare that he didn't deserve to die, he nearly cried out of relief.

As a member of the Norberg family, he had always enjoyed a high and mighty status, never experiencing true fear. But now, he was terrified.

The thick stack of documents in Harper's hands was like a book of life and death—every name she read ended up the same way.

Would Treon be the one exception?

Nolan nodded slowly, his gaze fixed on Harper. "Fine, you decide. I told you—I won't interfere."