The Civil Code stipulated that a person civilly dead could not serve as a notary, a witness in litigation, plaintiff, or defendant. Any marriage contracted by a dead person was deemed dissolved in all civil respects.
Being a notary in France was highly profitable. The First Consul of France was also a notary; he had sound legal grounds for declaring Georgiana's previous marriage invalid, unless that civilly dead person suddenly reappeared.
If it really was a dream, why were they still sweating?
She looked at her palm. Her hand was covered in watery sweat, while he was not like a sweat-blood BMW, sweating blood-like sweat.
Even Napoleon, the God of War, was still only human. He had weaknesses of his own.
After the matter of women, children became his next weakness. No matter how masculine and charming he was, as long as he had no children, people could mock and ridicule him for it.
Some women, even if they gave birth to nothing but an empty head, were still more capable than beautiful, clever, gentle, kind women so long as they could bear children.
If it truly became necessary, Georgiana would urge him to find a woman who could bear children, have her give birth, and then hand the child over to Josephine to raise.
It was a disgusting thought. Boyfriends and toothbrushes could not be shared, but compared with a bloody conflict, Georgiana would choose such a compromise. It only depended on whether Josephine was willing.
She felt herself falling, becoming less and less honest, chaste, and kind. How could such a woman pretend to be Maria?
Yet she was happy. She wrapped her legs around his waist like vines. He was much shorter than Severus, yet it was less strenuous instead.
Just as he was too small to