Sebastian swallowed a lump in his throat before he uttered, “Not in recent years.”
“Hm. When did your relationship with him turn sour?”
The prosecution jumped out of her seat and exclaimed, “Objection, my Lord! The question is irrelevant!”
Mr Clark explained, “My Lord, the proximity of the accused’s relationship with his son will explain the likelihood of him helping in the acquisition of assets.”
The prosecutor argued, “Mr Cummings had already denied aiding the accused in those acquisitions!”
Mr Clark counter-argued, “My Lord, it is clear that the accused and the present witness’s testimonies are in conflict. In light of this, we must assess the credibility of their statements. The whole purpose of a cross-examination is to assess the truthfulness of their assertions. The truth can only be found if we assess whether the present witness has a motive for providing the conflicting evidence.”
Judge Cook uttered, “Objection dismissed. Mr Clark may proceed with his line of questioning.”
With an arrogant smirk, Mr Clark repeated his question to Sebastian, and Sebastian answered reluctantly, “About a year ago.”
“And what is the reason for the strain in the relationship with your father?”
“We just…stopped seeing eye to eye.”
in particular?
“No, just certain…life decisions.”
voice, which echoed through the courtroom walls, “Perhaps asking ‘what’ reason isn’t accurate. Perhaps
arm tightened on Lucianne’s shoulder as her
with your father turn sour after you
were cut off with the
“No.” Sebastian answered.
his eyes and pressed on, “You’re saying that your meeting with Her Royal Highness
I’m not privy to how he saw
say you are to Her
The prosecutor shouted
character of a member of the royal family are barred by law, unless they are on
Clark responded calmly, “I’m well-aware of that, my Lord. But given the history between the Queen and the witness, I felt the need to
Christian and Annie growled in unison. Lucianne was glaring daggers at Mr Clark, who refused to look at any of
pressing his forehead before he sighed and
across Mr Clark’s
prior to a rejection shortly after. Even so,
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