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
“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
Cook looked irritated when he asked the prosecutor, “Do you have no evidence of her
But we thought it’d be better if Ms Dupont was called to verify
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 paper touched Judge Cook’s hand, he put on his reading glasses as he asked, “Was the
“Yes, my Lord.”
judge skimmed through the payslip the prosecutor obtained from Ms Dupont’s employer, he said,
a month as a waitress in
didn’t say she paid it
that there was a huge gap
“Yes.”
have any outstanding
was about to say ‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark giving him a look, so he abruptly changed his
me enlighten you, Mr Dupont. You have no
like it was no big
himself from shifting to tear
is good to know indeed, Mr Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever you’ve been spending for the past eighteen years
morning, followed by Pierre Whitlaw’s in the afternoon. The court adjourned in the late evening, and everyone
to get out but was pulled back into her mate’s embrace. When
groaned and muttered, “If that turns out to be anything less than an emergency, I’m going
“Calm down, my darling.
he kissed her cheek before uttering, “Nothing can be as important as my mate-time with m y
collarbone, he lifted her off the floor and carried her to the bed. His
eyes as she paused in her steps on her way
her forehead and uttered,
a call 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 animal in him couldn’t help but walk to her
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
free hand to her breast. With her small hands over his large one, her fingers prompted his hand to squeeze her breast slowly and gently as
swallow the moans threatening to spill
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