Chapter 163

Mr Clark began, “Mr Dupont, in your years as minister, did you ever have direct access to government funds?” 1

“No. I’m only a deputy. Marie is the one with direct access.”

“So, you can’t access the funds without her approval?” Mr Clark clarified.

“Well, to be fair, neither of us can access it unless the government, as a whole, approves it.” Dupont clearly rehearsed this well versed answer.

“So, the funds which were disbursed were approved by the government?”

“Yes, it was to be given to wolf packs. But I have no clue how a part of it ended up in my account. I can tell you I was shocked beyond words when I was informed about it.”

Mr Clark smiled at his impeccable answer. “And do you keep your phone with you at all times, Mr Dupont?”

“No, that’d be ridiculous! I leave it on all parts of the house all the time.”

“So, it is possible that one of your ten servants could have accessed it without your knowledge, if they were being careful enough.”

“It’s very possible, Mr Clark.”

“As for your daughter’s education, isn’t it true that she works part-time, hence earning a decent wage?”

Dupont smiled with pride. “She does, indeed.”

“Thank you, Mr Dupont.”

The prosecutor got back up for the re-examination. “Mr Dupont, how much does your daughter earn in her part-time job?”

“I don’t know about that.”

The prosecutor faced the judge and said, “My Lord, I ask that the accused’s daughter, Ms Dupont, be called to the stand to be questioned.”

Ms Dupont has no involvement in the corruption charges against my

salary she earns to assess whether the amount was sufficient to contribute to her

prosecutor, “Do you have no

thought it’d be better if Ms

time, prosecutor? Not on my watch. Where’s the evidence?” Judge Cook thrusted a hand as he asked for the evidence. The deputy, who was flipping through the bundle of documents, found it when her colleague was speaking

put on his reading glasses as

“Yes, my Lord.”

the payslip the prosecutor obtained from Ms Dupont’s employer, he said, “Proceed with the accused, prosecutor.

seven hundred dollars a month

didn’t say she paid it without

that there was a huge gap between your annual salary

“Yes.”

have

‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark giving him a look, so

Mr Dupont. You have

said it like it was no

mind-link to stop himself from shifting to tear Dupont

and deduced, “It is good to know indeed, Mr Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever you’ve been spending for the past eighteen years belongs to the

that the trial would proceed with hearing Marie Martin’s testimony in the morning, followed by Pierre Whitlaw’s in the afternoon. The court adjourned in the late evening, and

out but was pulled back into her mate’s embrace. When the phone rang a second time, Lucianne looked at him with her doe-eyes and persuaded him

turns out to be anything less than an emergency, I’m going to kill

then said, “Calm down, my darling.

before uttering, “Nothing can be as important as my mate-time with

and collarbone, he lifted her off the floor and carried

my King.” Lucianne reminded him with stern eyes as she paused in her steps on

on her

taking her sports bra and underwear out of the drawer before placing them on the bed. She then let

cheek of her butt through the thin fabric, Yarrington’s voice came through, “Your Highness, I apologize for calling you at this hour but I thought you’d like to know that we’ve assessed and verified every sexual harassment complaint, and there appears to be a need to suspend and

anger returned, and Lucianne detected this. After he had helped hook her bra, she guided his free hand to her breast. With her small hands over his large one, her fingers prompted his hand

moans threatening to spill

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