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?

was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in

Ten years…!

one person

years had passed, the deepest scars in

up, it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those

years had passed.

Verde City

thing had to be

different than facing the man in person.

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric personally!

her uncle was forcing her to confront the pain in her

spoke, her tone carrying a

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella, and

else? There was

couldn’t remember just how man

were just too

the root cause? When did

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

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

herself in her mind.

started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

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

Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they

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

eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked

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

had been tense from the start, looked even

confrontation between you and him…

this point, Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some ulterior motives.”

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her