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?

mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome

Ten years…!

between one person and

many years had passed, the deepest scars in the

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

years had passed.

Verde City for two

chaos in Simeria, one thing had to be

Cedric was different than facing

tried to avoid facing Cedric

her to confront

her tone carrying a

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Rebecca, Isabella,

There was too much…!

remember

just too many.

cause? When did

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

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed

Undoubtedly…!

man was good to her, it was as if

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

herself in her mind.

recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in

everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage

relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain,

Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and sharpness.

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in

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 she didn’t

the start, looked even more serious when

said, “Nat, that confrontation between you and him…

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

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented