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.”
no involvement in the corruption charges against
we need Ms Dupont to verify the salary she earns to assess whether
Cook looked irritated when he asked the prosecutor, “Do you have no evidence
it’d be better if Ms
the court’s 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 to the judge, s o the prosecutor
the paper touched Judge Cook’s hand, he put on his reading glasses as he
“Yes, my Lord.”
judge skimmed through the payslip the prosecutor obtained from Ms Dupont’s employer, he said, “Proceed with the accused,
only earns seven hundred dollars a month as a waitress in a cocktail bar. Needless to say, she wouldn’t have been able to
didn’t say she paid it without
helped her without knowing that there was a huge gap
“Yes.”
have any outstanding
recall.” He was about to say ‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark
Let me enlighten you, Mr Dupont. You have no outstanding
was no big deal.
from shifting
indeed, Mr Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever you’ve been spending for the past eighteen years
followed by Pierre Whitlaw’s in the afternoon. The court adjourned in the late
was pulled back into her mate’s embrace. When
that turns out to be anything less than an emergency, I’m going to kill the
said, “Calm down, my darling. The call may be
up in a towel, he kissed her cheek before uttering, “Nothing
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
reminded him with stern eyes as she paused in her steps on
to peck a kiss on her forehead and uttered,
of the drawer before placing them on the bed. She then let the towel fall, and the animal in him couldn’t help but walk to her to help her pull her underwear up
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his free hand to her breast. With her small hands over his large one, her fingers prompted his
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