A Divorce After My Rebirth

Chapter 272 Plotting

Ten minutes later, Natalie sat across from Stephen in his study, holding a cup of water.

Despite her efforts to appear calm, the trace of worry on her brow was evident, and Stephen easily picked up on it.

“Do you not want to talk about it?” he asked.

“Uncle…”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t you think everyone around here has been acting strangely lately?” Natalie pondered.

It seemed to have started when Cedric was released from Verde City prison. Both her uncle and Irwin had become peculiar.

The photos she had seen in this study felt like thorns piercing her heart. Regardless of Irwin’s past kindness, Natalie now felt an overwhelming sense of doubt.

“Nat, we’re talking about you now,” Stephen’s tone became more serious, causing a

momentary tightness in Natalie’s chest.

Before she could respond, Stephen continued, “Behaving like this will only make your aunt worry a lot.”

“I know,” she acknowledged.

She knew!

Yet, suddenly, the tranquility she had managed to restore in her life was disrupted by a massive stone which was creating so many ripples in the pond of her life!

Their eyes met, and Natalie felt her breath becoming suffocated at that moment.

Looking into her eyes, Stephen grew even more solemn. “Nat, there’s something fishy about the Verde City situation.”

“What do

you

mean?”

“I’ve found some inconsistencies in the conflicts between you and Cedric. Do you remember how it all began?”

Stephen’s sudden question made Natalie’s heart skip a beat.

The conflicts between her and Cedric?

It was undoubtedly

Ten years…!

years between one

how many years had passed, the deepest scars in

would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain

had passed.

had completely left Verde City for

chaos in Simeria, one thing had to

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in person.

to avoid

to confront the pain in her

spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

kind of

of Rebecca, Isabella, and

else? There was

three people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between

just

“But what’s the root cause? When did it all

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it, and she closed

her eyes.

kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

it was as

their relationship turn bad? When did the

kept asking herself in her

started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would

ever since Isabella appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against

if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any

Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked

any minor incidents involving her. His excessive

uncle, who had been tense from the start, looked even more serious when he turned to

said, “Nat, that confrontation

point, Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief