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.”

my Lord! Ms Dupont has no involvement in the corruption charges against

salary she earns to

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

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

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 wasted no time before handing it over to Judge

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

“Yes, my Lord.”

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

the payslip and 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

she paid

was a huge gap between your

“Yes.”

have any outstanding

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

Let me enlighten you, Mr Dupont. You have no

it was no

their mind-link to stop himself from shifting to

Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever

that the trial would proceed with hearing Marie Martin’s testimony in the morning, followed by Pierre Whitlaw’s in the afternoon. The

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

out to be anything less than an emergency, I’m going

my darling. The call may

uttering, “Nothing can be as important as

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 be

stern eyes as she paused in

on her forehead and

them on the bed. She then let the towel fall, and the

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

With her small hands over his large one, her fingers prompted his hand to squeeze her breast

the moans threatening to spill

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