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?

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

Ten years…!

between one person

matter how many years had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging

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

years had passed.

left Verde City for two years.

one thing had

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in

tried to avoid facing

her uncle was forcing her to confront the

spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella, and

else? There was

and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between

were just too many.

root cause? When did it all begin?”

someone had torn a big hole in

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

asking herself in her mind.

she recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

whatever happened between them, Cedric would

Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against

entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in

wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving

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

said, “Nat, that confrontation between

this point, Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath,

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief