All-around teacher at the magic academy

The next day

Earl Hills awoke from his sleep and slowly opened his eyes.

He sat blankly on his bed, realizing that he hadn't slept at home in a long time.

I usually go to church to pray as a formality.

Speaking of prayer, he thought of Hughes and his wife, that adulterous couple who dared to try and control him.

Hughes was one thing, but why was his own wife treating him like this? What had he done to wrong her?

He held his forehead, took a deep breath, and kept reminding himself.

It's okay, this matter will be over soon. Once I've dealt with everything I have on hand, I can then deal with these two.

Ever since he learned of his wife's plot against him, Earl Hills has been on guard in every way, even sleeping in separate rooms.

He was terrified; he was afraid that his wife would harm him while he slept.

Although she probably wouldn't do it, since doing so would put her on the charge of murdering her husband.

However, despite this, he still couldn't rest easy. What if that woman couldn't take it anymore?

Furthermore, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, I had to act as if everything was normal. Sleeping in separate rooms was already the absolute minimum. If I didn't come back, it would be even easier to arouse suspicion.

He got up, washed up, stood in front of the mirror, and carefully examined himself.

Looking at his haggard face in the mirror, Earl Hills felt utterly exhausted.

He had no offspring of his own, and this vast family fortune ultimately went uninherited. Clearly, everything belonged to him and that woman, so why was she still not satisfied?

Earl Hills couldn't understand it, and he didn't want to think about it anymore. In any case, the chasm had already appeared, and the two of them could never go back to the past.

Just as he was deep in thought, there was a loud knocking on the door.

Then came a familiar voice. In the past, hearing this voice filled me with happiness, but now I only felt deep disgust.

"I've had the servants prepare breakfast. Come down and have some."

Earl Hills suppressed his discomfort and replied calmly, "I understand."

After quickly tidying himself up, he went downstairs and saw the food on the dining table in the living room and the figure sitting next to it.

His heart couldn't help but tremble; now was not the time to lay his cards on the table.

He slowly walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair and sat down. Looking at the food in front of him, he didn't start eating right away.

He didn't know if the food was poisoned. Although he didn't notice anything wrong with it, he still had to be careful.

Lady Hills, noticing the Earl's dazed expression, asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?"

Earl Hills shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I didn't have much of an appetite when I first woke up."

"Then I'll have the servants redo it."

"No need, I have something to do soon, I'll go out and buy some later."

"it is good."

After saying this, Earl Hills picked up the milk beside him, examined it carefully, and only after finding nothing wrong did he take a sip with relief before turning and walking outside.

Mrs. Hills watched her husband's departing figure, her initially smiling face gradually calming down, and finally turning somewhat sarcastic.

Afraid to eat the food you prepared yourself? Haha, you don't even want to pretend anymore.

She did put something in it, not just in the food, but also in the milk and regular drinking water.

Even if he doesn't drink milk, he's already infected, as long as he chooses to wash up.

The potion that Mrs. Hills placed was not a poison; under normal circumstances, it would have no effect and would not be detected.

However, this potion only works when Lord Hills uses magic and his magic power is depleted.

Because of the lack of magic power, this potion will quickly take over various parts of the body and begin to take effect. Of course, it will not cause any fatal damage, but it will block the magic power, preventing it from being gathered and restored.

.....

On the way, Earl Hills sat in his carriage, listening to the reports from his guards, his brow furrowed.

I never expected those bastards from the Workers' Association to have already started making moves; they really never give me a moment's peace.

"What should we do, Your Excellency?" the guard asked in a low voice.

"Gather men, go to the workers' association, and send men to the law enforcement to maintain order," Earl Hills said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

........

In the workers' association.

The association's leaders looked at the crowd gathered below the stage with satisfaction on their faces.

After receiving guidance from a wise man, he gradually rose to this position and stirred up everyone's emotions.

Of course, this is not just for themselves, but for all the workers. Their demands are simple: just to raise wages and shorten working hours.

He wanted to show those nobles just how powerful the workers were.

Even if those in power are very powerful, they wouldn't dare to target so many workers unless they truly don't care about anything.

As long as we unite as one, we will surely have a glorious future.

The workers below the stage chatted in twos and threes. Although there were many new faces and they didn't know each other, it didn't affect them. After all, everyone had the same goal: to strive for a bright future.

Tommy and Kirby were also mingling in the crowd below, looking around, trying to spot Hughes.

Tommy was certain the other party had arrived, since the Earl would surely come to persuade everyone soon, and he needed to incite the workers' emotions to create a conflict between the two sides.

In the midst of the chaos, Hughes will surely find a way to take action against Earl Hills.

After searching for a long time, I still couldn't find that figure. The old guy hid himself quite well.

However, Tommy wasn't worried. It didn't matter if he couldn't find him; he could just keep an eye on the Earl of Hills when he appeared.

"I haven't seen Rhine," Koby whispered from the side.

“He probably doesn’t know this place,” Tommy said.

"Okay." Hearing this, Koby was a little disappointed; he still hoped to see Rhine.

.........

At that moment, Rhine and Arthur were also in the crowd, albeit slightly disguised.

After learning what Arthur was going to do, Rhine became uneasy. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

In the end, he chose to accompany Arthur here, so that he could lend a hand if anything unexpected happened.

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I've noticed a lot of people urging me to update. I originally planned to take a 15-day break and then hide this, but since people want to read it, I feel bad for those who are urging me. So I'll continue writing slowly. Of course, I can't guarantee a stable daily update; I can only say I'll write when I have free time. If you want to read it, then read it.