The price of betrayal (Jack and Ashley) novel Chapter 588

Fang and the others were struck with sudden realization, their expressions filled with disbelief as they looked at Nolan.

"Mr. Greene, are you saying that the rich brat is actually the victim?"

"No, not just a victim—he's the one who orchestrated everything. Everything he did was just to save that mother and child?"

"Is this really true?"

"How is that possible? If he wanted to help, couldn't he have just donated the money outright? Why go through all this trouble? Isn't he a wealthy heir?"

"Exactly! It doesn't make sense! If he had the money to help, why deliberately put himself in such a situation, making himself the target of public outrage? What was he trying to gain?"

What was he trying to gain?

It sounded so simple—if he wanted to help, he could have just given them the money.

But that was the life-saving money for the mother and child!

It wasn't three or five dollars, nor even three hundred or five hundred.

This was tens of thousands of dollars. Maybe even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In this world, the only people who could truly afford to hand over such a large sum of money were the wealthy. For ordinary people, gathering that much was incredibly difficult, if not nearly impossible.

The only way might be to sell their homes or land, but even then, some wouldn't be able to come up with enough.

And what about the future? The mother and child likely needed more medical treatment down the line. How many times could one person help?

For the wealthy heir, there was only one real solution—to use public opinion to rally countless people into taking action together.

Nolan looked at Fang and let out a soft sigh. "You already answered that question yourselves just moments ago. So, I don't need to explain it again. He did this because he bet on the darkness of human nature. He stepped into the game himself, orchestrating everything to manipulate the hearts of the world.

"He willingly sacrificed his own reputation all for the sake of saving this poor mother and child. And in the end, he succeeded. He did it."

At that moment, Fang and the others felt their perception shift. Just moments ago, they had been ready to tear this man apart. But now? Now, they were in complete awe of him.

They even asked themselves—even if they could have thought of such a plan, would they have the same decisiveness and courage to see it through? Probably not.

"Mr. Greene, do you know this man? If everything you said is true, then I want to drink a toast to him. He's truly admirable. To throw himself into the fire for the sake of a suffering mother and child—someone like this, with a mind like that… it's simply unimaginable."

Hearing this, Nolan narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly, "If not for this silhouette, I wouldn't be certain either. But it might just be him. He's a young man, barely in his early 20s, yet his methods remain as seamless as ever. His intellect is unmatched.

"Once we finish dealing with the matters at hand, I will find him. He's Morgan Blair, a true genius. He's someone who can manipulate the world with nothing but his mind. A rare, once-in-a-lifetime talent."