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 charges against

we need Ms Dupont to verify the salary she earns to assess whether the amount

looked 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

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

reading glasses as he asked, “Was the accused given a

“Yes, my Lord.”

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

Mr Dupont, she only earns seven hundred dollars a month as a waitress in a cocktail bar. Needless to say,

didn’t say she paid it without my

huge gap between your annual salary and her

“Yes.”

you have

I don’t recall.” He was about to say ‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark giving him a look, so he

then. Let me enlighten you, Mr Dupont. You have

was no big deal. Xandar had to rely on

their mind-link to stop himself from shifting

Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever you’ve been spending for the past

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

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 him to end their

anything

“Calm down, my

his mate up in a towel, he kissed her cheek before uttering,

the floor and carried her to the bed. His phone had stopped ringing. When he checked on it, he muttered, “This

eyes as she paused in her steps on her

her forehead and uttered, “As you wish,

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

through, “Your Highness, I apologize for calling you at this hour but I thought you’d like to

hook her bra, she guided his free hand to her breast. With her small hands over his large one, her fingers

swallow the moans threatening to

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