Chapter 165

Pierre Whitlaw explained nonchalantly, “My wife and her family are extremely successful business people. They gift me all sorts o f branded items on various occasions.”

The prosecutor asked, “So, you’re saying that the government funds which entered into your account were untouched?”

“You clearly have evidence that shows otherwise. Although I admit knowing that the missing Duke channeled some kind of money into my account to force my silence, I do not admit knowing where the money had come from or where it had gone to.”

“You didn’t know that the money being channeled into your account was rightfully the government’s?”

“No.”

“Neither do you know where it was spent?”

“Indeed.”

The prosecutor then said, “Let’s see if I can jog your memory, Mr Whitlaw. Perhaps the funds were spent to help your in-laws and your wife start their businesses?”

There were oohs and ahhs from journalists before Whitlaw answered, “I admit to chipping in a small portion.”

The prosecutor raised an eyebrow and proceeded to comment, “We have a very different definition of the word ‘small’, Mr Whitlaw. You chipped in ninety-five percent of all their businesses, ranging between a few hundred thousand to a million each.”

Whitlaw shrugged despite the gasps from the journalists when he said, “I’ll do anything to help my family.” “Even if it means stealing from the government?” She pressed.

Whitlaw immediately clarified, “Allow me to rephrase. What I meant to say was: I’ll do anything legal to help my family.”

“So, where did the millions you chipped in come from, Mr Whitlaw?”

“I assumed that it was my legit savings. I have been serving the people for a long time, since the late King Lucas’s reign. So, I assumed that what I spent was what I earned.”

“Did you spend a cent of your salary before you met Mrs Whitlaw?”

“Yes, but very frugally.”

car you owned and the designer wallets you collected at that

from friends and my side

do you

buying them branded goods. The media has a

their

“Indeed.” Whitlaw responded affirmatively.

“How do you help?”

solutions, workable

Whitlaw’s own as she questioned,

I’d introduce them to friends who can

“Offer money?”

“Sometimes.”

“In the millions?”

don’t know the exact figure.

voice, “It varies between a million t o a billion.” Silence ensued,

“Yes.”

“What does she do?”

designs the most beautiful

“How’s her jewellery business?”

know. It just celebrated

she felt everyone’s stare on her. Mis Whitlaw finally got the attention she had been craving for ever since she entered the courtroom. She made sure she dressed well for the cameras. But everyone’s eyes kept going to the plain-looking wolf for some reason. Now, Mrs Whitlaw

say, “Mr Whitlaw, I don’t know about her talent in jewellery design but her talent in keeping her business afloat despite the years of deficit proves to be

multiple talents. She turns the

into her bank account every month as soon as her business was close to

didn’t make

in black and white. This document clearly states that

transfer. You should check with

each transaction before the funds were disbursed into Mrs Whitlaw’s account. Are you saying that someone may have stolen

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