Peter walked into the study, took off his coat, and lay down on his back on the couch. His eyes were closed, and the recent events in his mind were constantly churning, leaving him a little exhausted.

After Wood's death, the part of the money he handed over every month was temporarily missing, and Goldot's death gave birth to a bad feeling in the mayor's heart. I don't know when some things have gradually gotten out of control, which is definitely not a good sign for a rule-maker like him. What's more, at a time when he couldn't understand something, the State Revenue Department sent an investigator to Tenay to check the tax, and it was hard to say if there was any connection between them.

Coupled with Vivien's sudden pregnancy, a mess made him anxious.

"Madame hasn't tried to leave the manor these days, has she?" said the mayor, enjoying the rare leisure time after a busy and intense work with his eyes closed. The average person would have collapsed under this kind of pressure, but Peter enjoyed it very much, he was a man of power, from the beginning and still is.

The butler, while helping the mayor to arrange and hang up his coat, replied, "Madame has not left the room so far, and has eaten very little. ”

"Has anyone come to see her?", Lady Vivien had a lot of handkerchiefs, and these handkerchiefs were given to the noblewomen of the city. Their husbands are either members of the Empire's staff or ambitious tycoons in Turnell. Men's communication is always inseparable from the spice of courtesans, so not everyone may have enough energy when they return home, which also makes the city's largest circle of ladies a little chaotic.

Lady Vivien is the number one person in the circle of noblewomen, she has not appeared for several days, and it is inevitable that someone will want to contact her to start a station and carry out some activities. These ladies should not be underestimated, this is the experience that Peter has accumulated over the years, they may not be able to do the right thing, but they are definitely good at sabotage. Lady Vivien's organization of such a tea party was also the result of Peter's indiscretion and indulgence, and it was very likely that these women would bring him great benefit if necessary, and even the worst would not inexplicably spoil him.

"Sir, Madame Gogma came yesterday, and Madame refused her visit on the grounds that she was unwell, and no one else has visited or attempted to visit Madame. The butler dutifully answered Peter's question, it is not easy to be a housekeeper, and it is even more difficult to be a housekeeper of a big man.

Peter nodded, "What about the police at the door, were they already gone when I came back?"

"That's right, it was raining rain today, and they were all wet, and I let them in and rest for a while, and then the two of them probably caught a cold. In order to prevent them from spreading the cold to the people in the manor, I let them rest for a while before leaving. ”

"Well done!"

A cold is a strange disease, it doesn't be so violent, it doesn't make people unable to stand and walk, it doesn't make people lose any function of the body, but a cold can kill people. Those in the Church used to say that the cold is a punishment from God, a judgment on the soul. Every year, many people leave this world because of a cold and return to God's arms, and the most interesting thing is that the poor people can't even afford medicine when they get a cold, but most of them always recover. On the contrary, those powerful people use all kinds of precious medicines, but they always close their eyes unwillingly without paying attention.

Some people say that God judged them because the hearts of the powerful are black, and this rumor obviously does not have any basis and authenticity, and the official has also stood up to refute the rumor, but the big people firmly believe this.

So when it comes to colds, their attitude is to never touch them.

Peter soon fell into a deep sleep, exhausted by the day-to-day work, but he enjoyed it.

At this time, the two little policemen had already taken off their police uniforms, and this meeting with Lady Vivien really brought a great opportunity to Durin, but it could also be said that he faced a greater crisis. Doolin firmly believes that anyone who encounters the same setbacks in a row will develop antibodies and a desire to overcome. Some may resign themselves to their fate, willing to bow their noble heads, but he believes that Lady Vivien is not such a person.

Born in the family of the Governor, she came into this world with a golden spoon in her mouth since she was a child, and the people she came into contact with were all aristocratic politicians and business tycoons, and perhaps the world itself was like this for her, until she fell to the ground and nibbled on the bitter and astringent mud, she did not recognize the world.

Power, wealth, prestige, make up this decent world, you want to live decently, you want everything to be so smooth, you can't rely on others. Others may look up to you because of your husband or your father, but after all, they only look up to you. In the eyes of these politicians, family members are nothing more than flowers to decorate their sense of social responsibility, and it is impossible to change their purpose or ambition.

The only way to change is to join them and be one of them.

When Mayor Peter, the current Governor-General, when all the politicians had to look up to her, her will was theirs.

"If you want to keep the child in your belly, if you want to get love, even if it is hypocritical, but it seems genuine, Lady Vivien, then you should make a decision. ”

"You shouldn't be a woman who relies on others to get the necessities of life, you should be a strong woman, your tea party, your social circle, enough for you to get these things that ordinary people can't get in a very short time. ”

"I'm not instigating you to go against your husband or your father's will, I just want to see an excellent woman who can stand up independently and self-reliantly, representing the majority of women in a vulnerable situation, and make her voice heard!"

Peter fell asleep in his study, while Lady Vivien looked out of the window at the moonlight after the rainstorm, and pondered what the fellow named Durin had said to her during the day. I have to admit that Durin is a very talkative guy, and he has succeeded in arousing Lady Vivien's rebellious psychology and her desire to change her fate.

It was the dead of night, and a question was swirling in her mind.

If she were mayor, or even governor, would her life still be the same as it is now?

No!

No, as Durin said, even if it was false, Peter would give her the life she wanted!

She clenched her fists, stroked her lower abdomen, and made what was probably the most important decision of her life!