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?

her mind. It was

Ten years…!

years between one

how many years had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were

heart would be torn open fiercely,

years had passed.

had completely left Verde City for two

had

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

to avoid facing

forcing her to confront

spoke, her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Isabella,

was too much…!

and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed

just

what’s the root cause? When did it

felt as if someone had torn

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

good to her, it was as if he cherished her

relationship turn bad? When did the

kept asking herself in her mind.

probably started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

would always give in to her in the end. He would soothe her

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

entire relationship had been frozen by

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in confusion.

noticed that Stephen 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

the start, looked even more serious when he turned to

“Nat, that confrontation between you and him…

this point, Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief appeared