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?

mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in her entire

Ten years…!

one person and

how many years had passed, the deepest

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

had passed.

had completely left Verde

thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she

to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

to avoid facing Cedric

uncle was forcing her to confront the pain in her heart.

Natalie spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

of

of Rebecca, Isabella,

else? There was

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

just

frowned. “But what’s the root cause? When did it all

if someone had torn a

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

it was as if he cherished her like a treasure.

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

asking herself in

she recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

arrival, whether it was because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would soothe her and remain

their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a

between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in

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

from the start, looked

“Nat, that confrontation between you and

after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some ulterior motives.”

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief