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.

his eyes and pressed on, “You’re saying that your meeting with Her Royal Highness did not in any way

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

you are to

prosecutor shouted from her

responded in an angered voice, “Sustained! Mr Clark, leading questions to challenge the character of a member of the

“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.”

Christian and Annie growled in unison. Lucianne was glaring daggers at Mr Clark, who refused to

pondered, his fingertips pressing his forehead before he sighed

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

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

judge looked at Lucianne and hesitated

her gaze away from her mate and stood before the old man asked, “Are the assertions

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 each other as Mr Clark is now suggesting.

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

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

rose from his seat, his eyes were onyx when he glared at the lawyer. His hand at 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. He

defense counsel and asked in amusement, “Something

and he offered a low bow

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

melted from his words. When their sights returned 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

expression was unperturbed before it softened when she kissed

into his ear, “Let’s not waste any more of the court’s time, dearest. Let them

her forehead and lowered himself 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

trying to convince everyone that he had never met Lucianne,

in principle. I don’t choose based on the person.”

there was such a time

father isn’t always right. I exercise this choice with everyone, not just with

“And what about today?”

“Today?”

met her outside the courtroom shortly before entering the bailiff’s office, did