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?

It was undoubtedly the

Ten years…!

between one

many years had passed, the deepest scars in

not brought up, it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open

years had passed.

left Verde City for

the chaos in Simeria, one thing had to

Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

tried to avoid facing Cedric

her to confront the pain in

her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

kind of

Isabella, and Christina…!”

was too

people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how

just too many.

the root cause? When did

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it, and she

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

to her, it was as if he cherished her like a treasure.

did their relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between them

herself in her mind.

“It probably started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

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

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

if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain,

eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked in

minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention

looked even more serious when he turned

said, “Nat, that confrontation

tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented