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 particular?
“No, just certain…life decisions.”
continued smirking as he pressed on with a louder voice, which echoed through the courtroom walls, “Perhaps asking ‘what’ reason isn’t
arm tightened on Lucianne’s
then asked, “Did your relationship with your father turn sour after you met the
murmurs and chatters in the room were cut off with the
“No.” Sebastian answered.
squinted his eyes and pressed on, “You’re saying that your meeting with Her Royal Highness did
not privy to how he saw me after
say you are
shouted
“Sustained! Mr Clark, leading questions to challenge the character of a member of the royal family are
and the witness, I felt the need
who refused to look at any of them as he locked eyes with Judge
pondered, his fingertips pressing his forehead before he sighed and
Clark’s face as he
year ago, prior to a rejection shortly after. Even so, the witness was seen speaking to the Queen with intimate intentions on numerous
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