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

the salary she earns to assess

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

it’d be better if Ms Dupont was called

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 wasted no time before handing it over to Judge

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

“Yes, my Lord.”

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

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

didn’t say she paid

huge gap between your annual salary and her annual

“Yes.”

you have

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

Dupont. You have no outstanding loans. Your

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

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

indeed, Mr Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever you’ve been spending for the

proceed with hearing 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 emotional

the room. Lucianne immediately tried to get out but was pulled back into her mate’s embrace. When the phone rang a second

to be anything less than an

“Calm down, my darling. The call

towel, he kissed her cheek before uttering, “Nothing can be as

on her shoulder and collarbone, he lifted her off the floor and carried her to the bed. His phone had stopped

him with stern eyes as she paused in her steps on her

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

on the bed. She

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

detected this. After he had helped hook her bra, she guided his free hand to her breast. With her

the moans threatening

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