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?

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

Ten years…!

one

many years had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging to

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

years had

left Verde

had to be acknowledged–emotionally,

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in person.

tried to avoid facing

to

tone carrying a

“Yes.”

kind of conflicts?

Isabella,

was too

Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between

were just too

frowned. “But what’s the root cause? When

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

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

relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere

herself

probably started

Yes, Isabella!

would

triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage

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

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in confusion.

wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure on Natalie,

uncle, who had been tense from the start, looked

confrontation

taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some ulterior motives.”

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared