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.”
what in
“No, just certain…life decisions.”
echoed through the courtroom walls, “Perhaps asking ‘what’ reason isn’t accurate. Perhaps it’s a
Lucianne’s shoulder as her thumb stroked his other hand that
asked, “Did your relationship with your father turn sour after you met the Queen-to-be, Gamma Lucianne
room were cut
“No.” Sebastian answered.
saying that your meeting with Her Royal Highness did not in any way affect how
ask him, not me. I’m not
you say you are to
shouted from
challenge the character of a member of the royal family are barred
the witness, I felt the need to explore the likelihood of the
Lucianne was glaring daggers at Mr Clark, who refused to look
pressing his forehead before he sighed and asked, “What
across Mr Clark’s face as he explained, “The
ago, prior to a rejection shortly after. Even so, the witness was seen speaking to the Queen with intimate
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