Chapter 44: Butterfly Effect (4)
The sunken gaze of Churchill, the man who was once the Prime Minister turned to his successor. "Surely, you won't bring 'peace for our time'1 and shake it in front of the people, will you?"
Viscount Edward Frederick Lindley Wood smiled bitterly.
"It's an unavoidable situation. Public opinion also wants nearly 300,000 expeditionary troops to return safely."
"Prime Minister. The Nazis are never the kind to keep their promises. The concession you've shown them now is nothing more than repeating the mistake Chamberlain2 made."
"The cabinet's intention has already been decided."
Viscount Halifax informed that the peace negotiations were a foregone conclusion.
Churchill tried several times to change the Prime Minister's mind, but Edward Wood's will was strong.
"The future of this country looks bleak."
On July 4, 1940, the historic day when the United States gained independence, the British Empire, German Empire, Kingdom of Italy, and the Slovak Republic agreed to an 'armistice'.