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?

kept echoing in her mind. It was undoubtedly

Ten years…!

years between one

matter how many years had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging to heal.

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

years had

completely left Verde City for two years.

in Simeria, one thing had to

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric

was forcing her to

tone

“Yes.”

kind of conflicts?

Isabella,

else? There was too

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed

just too many.

what’s the root cause? When

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

her eyes.

towards

Undoubtedly…!

her, it was as if he cherished her

When did the

asking herself

probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

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

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

relationship had been

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in confusion.

the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving

looked

“Nat, that confrontation between you and

paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared