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

Ms Dupont to verify the salary she earns to assess whether

he asked the prosecutor, “Do you have no evidence of her

my Lord. But we thought it’d be better if Ms Dupont was called to verify

Cook thrusted a hand as he asked for the evidence. The deputy, who was flipping through the

Judge Cook’s hand, he put on his reading

“Yes, my Lord.”

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

dollars a month as a waitress in a cocktail bar.

paid it without my

knowing that there was a huge

“Yes.”

have any

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

Mr Dupont. You have no outstanding loans. Your bankers

Dupont said it like it was no

stop himself from shifting to

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

proceed with hearing Marie Martin’s testimony in the morning, followed by Pierre Whitlaw’s in the

heard Xandar’s phone ringing in the room. Lucianne immediately tried to get 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

be anything less than

then said, “Calm down, my darling. The call may be

he kissed her cheek before uttering, “Nothing can be as important as my mate-time with m y little

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 it, he muttered, “This better be

as she

kiss on her forehead and uttered,

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

“Your Highness, I apologize for calling you at this hour but I

to her breast. With her small hands over his large one, her fingers

swallow the moans threatening to spill

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