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?

in her mind. It was undoubtedly

Ten years…!

years between one person and another.

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

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

years had

Verde City for two

in Simeria, one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally,

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in

she tried to avoid facing Cedric

her to confront the pain in her heart.

tone carrying a

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella, and

There was

ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember

were just too many.

frowned. “But what’s the root cause?

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

kept asking herself in

“It probably started erupting

Yes, Isabella!

whether it was because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the

arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would

relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some

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

that confrontation between

Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached

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Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented