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

Ten years…!

one person

years had passed, the deepest scars in

it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those who had experienced it could

years had passed.

had completely left Verde

chaos in Simeria, one thing had to be

Cedric was different than facing the man in

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric

forcing her to confront the

Natalie spoke, her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

of

of Rebecca, Isabella,

else? There was too

conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember

were just

“But what’s the root cause? When did

felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it, and

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

good to her, it was as if he

turn bad? When did the atmosphere between them feel off?

asking herself

she recalled. “It probably started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her

everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and

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

eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive

start, looked even more serious

confrontation between

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

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Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented relief appeared in