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 most unwelcome pain in her entire

Ten years…!

between one

many years had passed, the deepest scars

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

had passed.

had completely left Verde City for

one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was calm!

Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

tried to

uncle was forcing her to

her tone carrying

“Yes.”

kind of conflicts?

Rebecca, Isabella, and

There was

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

just too many.

root cause? When did it all begin?”

way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

herself in her mind.

she recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

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

triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a

warm connection between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in

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

tense from the start, looked even more serious when he turned to Natalie.

“Nat, that confrontation between

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

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared