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

Ten years…!

years between one

had passed, the deepest scars in the heart

over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those who had

years had passed.

left Verde City

had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was calm!

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric

her to confront the pain in her

her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Isabella,

There was too much…!

Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between them anymore.

just too

frowned. “But what’s the root cause?

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her

Undoubtedly…!

man was good to her, it was as if he cherished

When did the atmosphere between them feel

asking herself in

“It probably started erupting

Yes, Isabella!

of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end.

ever since Isabella appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against

relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in confusion.

that Stephen had become unusually attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His

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

said, “Nat, that confrontation between you

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

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief