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

to assess whether the amount was sufficient to contribute to her

prosecutor, “Do you

do, my Lord. But we thought it’d be

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 to the judge, s o the prosecutor

the paper touched Judge Cook’s hand, he put on his reading glasses

“Yes, my Lord.”

skimmed through the payslip the prosecutor obtained from Ms Dupont’s employer, he said, “Proceed with the accused, prosecutor. Ms Dupont need not be called to the

earns seven hundred dollars a month as a waitress in

didn’t say she paid it

was a huge gap between your annual salary and her annual tuition

“Yes.”

have

say ‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark giving him a

then. Let me enlighten you, Mr Dupont. You have no outstanding loans.

I suppose.” Dupont said it like it was no big deal. Xandar

mind-link to stop himself from shifting to tear Dupont

know indeed, Mr Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever

officially over, Judge Cook announced that the trial would proceed with hearing Marie Martin’s testimony in the morning, followed by

and Xandar were soaking in the bathtub when they both heard Xandar’s phone ringing in the room. Lucianne immediately tried to get out but was pulled back

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

my darling.

mate up in a towel, he kissed her cheek before uttering, “Nothing can be as important

fastened a towel around his waist while Xandar pecked kisses on her shoulder and collarbone, he lifted her off the floor and carried her to the bed. His phone had stopped ringing. When he checked on

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

on her forehead and uttered,

to the minister, he watched Lucianne taking her sports bra and underwear out of the drawer before placing them on the bed. She then let the towel fall, and the

pecked a kiss on the 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

to her breast. With her small hands over his large

swallow the moans threatening to spill

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