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.”

Lord! Ms Dupont has no involvement in the corruption

“My Lord, we need Ms Dupont to verify the salary she earns to assess whether the amount was sufficient to contribute to her studies as Mr

irritated when he asked the prosecutor,

immediately said, “We do, my Lord. But we thought it’d be better if Ms Dupont was called to verify the evidence we

asked for the evidence. The deputy, who was flipping

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

“Yes, my Lord.”

employer, he said, “Proceed with the accused, prosecutor. Ms Dupont need not be

said, “According to your daughter’s payslip, Mr Dupont, she only earns seven hundred dollars a month as a waitress in a cocktail bar. Needless to say, she wouldn’t have been able to pay her

she paid it without my

was a huge gap between your annual salary and her annual

“Yes.”

have any

say ‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark giving him a look, so he abruptly changed his

Mr Dupont. You have no outstanding loans. Your bankers

it was no big deal. Xandar

their mind-link to stop himself from shifting to tear Dupont to

Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from

Marie Martin’s testimony in the morning, followed by Pierre Whitlaw’s in the afternoon. The court adjourned in the late evening, and everyone went back with mental and

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,

to be anything less than

“Calm down, my darling. The call may

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

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 it, he muttered, “This better

stern eyes as she paused in her steps on her

to peck a kiss on her forehead and uttered, “As you wish,

placing them on the bed. She then let the towel

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

to her breast. With her small hands over his large one, her fingers prompted his hand to squeeze her breast slowly and gently as she pressed her

the moans threatening to spill

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