Chapter 166

Christian linked his cousin after glancing at the infuriated Mrs Whitlaw, ‘Looks like things are going to get interesting from here, cuz. Someone seems to be hiding a mistress, and the wife looks pissed.’

‘I did not see that coming.’Xandar linked in response as his surprised eyes met those of his second-in-command.

Christian linked in excitement, ‘Tell me about it! I can’t believe I was a background character of a Whitlaw soap opera that I didn’t know about!

Xandar raised his eyebrows as he linked, ‘Background character? Christian, we’re probably the antagonists in his story.’

‘Hm.’Christian contemplated for a moment and had to agree, ‘You do make a good villain, cuz I’m only second to you after all.’

Xandar protested, ‘Okay, that’s just unfair, Christian. My mate is way more lethal than I am when it comes to Whitlaw and the others. And she was the one who led us to the audits for Whitlaw’s current downfall. This adorable creature seated between us right now is the most qualified one to lead the villains here. If anything, I’m only her loyal henchman.’

Christian pictured the image Xandar just described to him. When his imaginative mind added fiery flames behind Lucianne, and Xandar by her side awaiting orders, the Duke had to cover his mouth as he linked, ‘Cuz, if I laugh and Annie throws a fit, I’m going t o kill you.’ Xandar decided to play it safe and ended their link as he hid his own smile in his mate’s hair.

Pierre Whitlaw’s lips quivered, making the increasingly-impatient prosecutor ask, “Have you made any transactions to Zina Pova, M I Whitlaw?”

“I-L…” he fumbled over his words as Mrs Whitlaw’s onyx eyes threw daggers into her husband’s alarming ones. He tried to persuade her to not attend trial but she insisted on coming along to show support. So, Pierre hatched a plan with Clark to ask for an adjournment to get rid of Mrs Whitlaw, by asking her to go home to fetch something for him. This plan obviously backfired.

The prosecutor sighed as she began again, “Do you know Zina Pova, Mr Whitlaw?” Mrs Whitlaw decided that she had heard enough. Taking her five-figure handbag, she got up from her seat and left the courtroom as the minister yelled out a desperate, “Camille!”

The murmurs and chatters took a little more time to be silenced by Judge Cook. When everyone’s eyes returned to Whitlaw on the stand, he muttered, “I-I…Y-Yes.”

“She received a significant sum over the years. Why is that?”

Whitlaw’s whisper wouldn’t have been heard if it weren’t for the Lycans’ sharp hearing when the minister said, “She’s the mother o fmy biological daughter.”

the furious note-taking by the media, Whitlaw continued to explain, “I had her before I married Camille. When…Zina conceived, she filed a suit in court seeking funds for maintenance. We reached a settlement in private, and it was agreed that I

suddenly linked Xandar, ‘Oops, not a mistress. Looks like he just tried to be a responsible

response, ‘One who steals from the government. Talk about being the father

‘Decade.’ Christian corrected.

me feel worse for taking this long to uncover him and

alone

making me feel any better by

cousin doesn’t let his favorite cousin to do stupid things….alone.’ Christian smiled when he linked

to contain his laughter. ‘If I laugh and Lucy gets angered from this, I’ll kill you.’ The cousins exchanged

disbelief, “A court ordered financial provision for a child in

“No, it’s less. Her mother earns, so

paid more,

prosecutor in disgust before exclaiming,

raised voice clearly didn’t deter the prosecutor from continuing her line of questioning. “So, you do admit

sighed before he answered, “I transferred money to maintain my child. I do not know how much that

you’ve offered financial contributions to your own family, your in-laws, your wife

answered simply as he took in heavy breaths. He just wanted to get this over with, hoping that whatever damage

well. Thank

for the cross-examination. “Mr Whitlaw, is

the

to say that you have no connection whatsoever with the money

“Yes.”

means that, apart from your monthly salary, whatever surplus sums, presumably paid by the missing Duke, could’ve come from

“That’s possible.”

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