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?

kept echoing in her mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in her

Ten years…!

one person

how many years had passed, the deepest scars

not brought up, it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely,

had

left Verde

one thing had

Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the

to avoid facing Cedric personally!

her uncle was forcing her to confront

Natalie spoke, her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

kind of

Isabella, and

else? There was

Natalie couldn’t remember just how man

just too many.

what’s the root cause?

heart felt as if someone had torn a

her eyes.

towards

Undoubtedly…!

to her, it was as if he

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

herself in

started

Yes, Isabella!

between them, Cedric would always

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

once 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

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked

any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure on Natalie, but

start, looked even more serious when he turned to

said, “Nat, that confrontation

Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared in