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.”
with a louder voice, which echoed
on Lucianne’s shoulder as her thumb stroked his other hand that was on his
your father turn sour after you met the Queen-to-be,
were cut off with
“No.” Sebastian answered.
pressed on, “You’re saying that your meeting with
to ask him, not me. I’m not privy to how he
you say you are to Her
prosecutor shouted from
responded in an angered voice, “Sustained! Mr Clark, leading questions to challenge the character of a member of the royal family are barred by
the witness, I felt the need to explore the likelihood
in unison. Lucianne was glaring daggers at Mr Clark, who refused to look at any of them
judge pondered, his fingertips pressing his forehead before he
Mr Clark’s
prior to a rejection shortly after. Even so, the witness was
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