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

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

say you are to

shouted from

voice, “Sustained! Mr Clark, leading questions to challenge the character of a member of the royal family are barred by law, unless they are on

the Queen and the witness, I felt the

her.”

glaring daggers at Mr Clark, who refused to look at

fingertips pressing his forehead before he sighed and

stretched across Mr Clark’s face as he explained, “The Queen and the witness were bonded mates a year ago, prior to a rejection shortly after. Even so, the witness was seen speaking to the Queen with intimate intentions on numerous occasions

Lucianne already had to cupped her mate’s cheeks to stop him from shifting, cooing him to

and hesitated before he spoke,

from her mate and stood before the old

Judge Cook asked his question. In a clear voice, she said, “Not everything is true, my 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

as he said, “Perhaps you’ve misunderstood me, your Highness. I merely said that the witness himself had intimate intentions, not you, my Queen. I know the law enough to know not

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

Lucianne’s waist pressed her body closer to his. Clark was stunned. He had been looking at women like that throughout his career, and no one had told him off before.

defense counsel and asked in amusement, “Something you wish to tell

brought out of his shock, and he offered a low

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 her with a sweet peck

“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

when she kissed her mate on his

any more of the court’s time, dearest.

kiss on her forehead and lowered himself and his mate gently back

they sat, and he cleared his throat before ordering Mr Clark to move on with the cross-examination. Being more cautious this time, he faced Sebastian and asked,” Despite the lack of reciprocity on the Queen’s part, have you ever had a disagreement with your father because you chose to take her

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

in principle. I don’t choose based

such a

isn’t always right. I exercise

“And what about today?”

“Today?”

shortly before entering the bailiff’s

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