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?

in her mind. It was

Ten years…!

one person and

the deepest scars

nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be

had

left Verde City for two

one thing had

mentioning Cedric was different than facing

she tried to avoid facing Cedric personally!

uncle was forcing her to confront the pain

spoke, her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

of

Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

else? There was too much…!

Natalie couldn’t remember

just

frowned. “But what’s the root cause? When did it all begin?”

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

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

was as if he cherished her like

did their relationship turn bad? When did the

herself in her mind.

started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would soothe her and remain

appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and

was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any melting

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and sharpness.

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

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

been tense from the start, looked

“Nat, that confrontation between you

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

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented