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.”
Clark continued smirking as he pressed on with a louder voice, which echoed through the courtroom walls,
exactly where things were going. Xandar’s arm tightened on Lucianne’s shoulder as her thumb stroked his other hand that
your father turn sour after you met the Queen-to-be, Gamma Lucianne Freesia
the room were cut off with
“No.” Sebastian answered.
pressed on, “You’re saying that your meeting with Her Royal Highness did
me. I’m not privy to
close would you say you
The prosecutor shouted
character of a member of the royal family are barred by law, unless they
given the history between the Queen and the witness, I felt the need to explore the likelihood of the witness providing false
was glaring daggers at Mr Clark, who refused to look at any of them
judge pondered, his fingertips pressing his forehead before
radiant smile stretched across Mr Clark’s face
a rejection shortly after. Even so, the witness was seen speaking to the Queen with intimate intentions on numerous
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