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 undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in

Ten years…!

years between one

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

it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely,

years had passed.

completely left Verde City

had to

to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in person.

to

uncle was forcing her to

spoke, her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

There was too

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

were just

what’s the root cause? When did

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

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

it was as if he cherished her like a treasure.

did their relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between

kept asking herself

probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

them, Cedric would

Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a

connection between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with

Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked in confusion.

in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some

had been tense from the start, looked even

said, “Nat, that confrontation between

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

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in