The editor of the publishing house where Peter works is familiar with Peter's work writing marketing blurbs for some of the company's products. In an email, the editor stated, "Given you appear to have a knack for writing stories, I would like you to write short stories about Australia's great conservationists, on a series which focuses on the life stories of Australia's great personalities." The editor promised to pay Peter $7000 at the publisher's discretion if the story was found to be satisfactory. Another term of the contract was that the publisher had the right, for any reason, to terminate the contract without giving notice to Peter. Peter thanked the editor for the opportunity and promised to send a story fit for publication. Peter was excited about this opportunity and, as luck would have it, he already had quite a few stories that he had written. In the next few days, he read all his short stories, selected the most appropriate one, edited the story to fit the standards of the publication, and submitted it to the editor. Soon after, the editor was replaced, and the new editor refused to honour the previous editor's promise.
Critically discuss whether Peter can enforce the contract with the publishing house

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