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

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

looked irritated when he asked the prosecutor, “Do you have no

Lord. But we thought it’d be better if Ms Dupont was called to verify the evidence we

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

put on his reading glasses as he

“Yes, my Lord.”

skimmed through the payslip the prosecutor obtained from Ms Dupont’s employer, he said, “Proceed with the accused, prosecutor. Ms Dupont need not be

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 tuition fee without your

she paid it without

helped her without knowing that there was a huge gap between

“Yes.”

have any outstanding

He was about to say ‘no’ until he noticed Mr Clark giving him

You have no outstanding

Dupont said it like it was no big deal. Xandar had to rely on Lucianne’s scent, touch

stop himself from shifting

good to know indeed, Mr Dupont. Since you borrowed nothing from the banks, whatever you’ve been

would 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

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, Lucianne looked at him with her doe-eyes and persuaded him to end their bath

groaned and muttered, “If that turns out to be anything less than an emergency,

my darling. The call

her cheek before uttering, “Nothing can be as important as my mate-time with

he lifted her off the floor and carried her to the bed. His phone had stopped ringing. When he

stern eyes as she paused in her

her forehead and uttered, “As you

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,

at this hour but I thought you’d

her small hands over his large one, her fingers prompted his hand

the moans threatening

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