The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King

Chapter 158

Sebastian swallowed a lump in his throat before he uttered, “Not in recent years.”

“Hm. When did your relationship with him tum sour?”

The prosecution jumped out of her seat and exclaimed, “Objection, my Lord! The question is irrelevant!”

MI Clark explained, “My Lord, the proximity of the accused’s relationship with his son will explain the likelihood of him helping in the acquisition of assets.”

The prosecutor argued, “Mr Cummings had already denied aiding the accused in those acquisitions!”

Mr Clark counter-argued, “My Lord, it is clear that the accused and the present witness’s testimonies are i n conflict. In light of this, we must assess the credibility of their statements. The whole purpose of a cross examination is to assess the truthfulness of their assertions. The truth can only be found if we assess whether the present witness has a motive for providing the conflicting evidence.”

Judge Cook uttered, “Objection dismissed. Mr Clark may proceed with his line of questioning.”

With an arrogant smirk, Mr Clark repeated his question to Sebastian, and Sebastian answered reluctantly.” About a year ago.”

“And what is the reason for the strain in the relationship with your father?”.

“We just…stopped seeing eye to eye.”

“On what in particular? Business?”

“No, just certain…life decisions.”

Mr Clark continued smirking as he pressed on with a louder voice, which echoed through the courtroom walls, “Perhaps asking ‘what’ reason isn’t accurate. Perhaps it’s a ‘who’.”

Sebastian and Xandar knew exactly where things were going. Xandar’s arm tightened on Lucianne’s shoulder as her thumb stroked his other hand that was on his lap.

Mr Clark then asked, “Did your relationship with your father turn sour after you met the Queen-to-be, Gamma Lucianne Freesia Paw?”

The murmurs and chatters in the room were cut off with the judge silencing everyone again.

“No.” Sebastian answered.

and pressed on, “You’re saying that your meeting with Her Royal Highness

have to ask him, not me. I’m not privy to how

would you say you are to Her

The prosecutor shouted from

challenge the character of a member of the royal family are barred by law, unless they are

calmly, “I’m well-aware of that, my Lord. But given the history between the Queen and the witness, I felt the need to explore the likelihood of the

her.”

Mr Clark, who refused to look at any

his fingertips pressing his forehead before he sighed

prior to a rejection shortly after. Even so, the witness was seen speaking to

fast-paced scribbles echoed through the courtroom walls. Lucianne already had to cupped her mate’s cheeks to stop him from shifting, cooing him to

Lucianne and hesitated before he

mate and stood before the old man asked, “Are the assertions made

Lord. It is true that Sebastian Cummings was my fifth-chance mate before I was bonded to the King. However, after the rejection, we have never been intimate with each other as Mr Clark is

said that the witness himself had intimate intentions, not you, my

eyes tumed ferocious as it fixed on Mr Clark’s coy ones when she spoke again, “Perhaps you’ve misunderstood ME, Mr Clark. I am clarifying my position with the witness. Your line of questioning was implicitly suggesting that I may have reciprocated any form of intimacy that you’re saying he displayed. I know twisted speeches and hidden meanings behind words enough to know what you were trying to do. Before you even think about questioning my character, you should assess your own. You have no right to look at any woman like how you just looked at me. We’re not pieces

was stunned. He had been looking at women like that throughout his career, and no one had told him off before. He even

looked at the defense counsel and asked in amusement, “Something you wish

his shock, and he

Xandar demanded in a low voice, sending a shiver down everyone’s spines. Well, everyone’s except Lucianne’s. Before Lucianne could tell Xandar that kneeling wasn’t necessary, he silenced

to the lawyer, he was already down on one knee when he uttered, “Please accept my most sincere apologies, your Highness. I promise to exercise more caution with the way my questions are framed. I apologize for the distress I’ve caused you

unperturbed before it softened when she

not waste any more

a kiss on her forehead and lowered himself and his mate gently back into their

to move on with the cross-examination. Being more cautious this time, he faced Sebastian and asked,” Despite

time when they sat together with Alfred and Sasha Cummings at the breakfast table. When Alfred was trying to convince everyone that he had never met Lucianne, Sebastian threw him under the bus by telling his father, in front of everyone, that Alfred had met her.

side is right in principle. I don’t

such a

father isn’t always right. I exercise this choice with

“And what about today?”

“Today?”

courtroom shortly before entering the bailiff’s office, did you