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?

mind. It was undoubtedly the most

Ten years…!

years between one person

years had passed, the deepest scars

over the heart would be torn open

years had passed.

Verde City for

one thing had to be

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than

course, she tried to avoid

forcing her to confront the pain in

spoke, her tone carrying

“Yes.”

of

Isabella, and

was too

Natalie couldn’t remember

were just too

the root cause?

asked this way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

good to her, it was as if he cherished her like

the atmosphere between them feel off? When did it all

asking herself in her mind.

recalled. “It probably started erupting

Yes, Isabella!

would always

completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war

warm connection between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked

had become unusually attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure on Natalie, but she didn’t know how to express it.

tense from the start, looked even more serious when he turned

that confrontation between you

after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared