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?

was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in her

Ten years…!

between one person and

years had passed, the deepest scars in the

up, 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 understand.

years had passed.

completely left Verde City

one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was calm!

Cedric was different than facing the man

tried to avoid

forcing her to confront

spoke, her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

was too much…!

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

were just

“But what’s the root cause? When did it

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

her eyes.

towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

it was

when exactly did their relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between

asking herself in her

started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

it was because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her

arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against each other.

had been

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked

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

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

confrontation between you and him…

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

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in