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?

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

Ten years…!

between one person and

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

the scab over the heart would be

had passed.

Verde

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

was different than facing the

tried to

her to confront the pain in her

tone carrying a

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella,

else? There was too much…!

three people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between them

just too many.

cause? When did it all begin?”

way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole

her eyes.

kindness towards her

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

kept asking herself in her

started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

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

changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against each other.

had been frozen by

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

any minor incidents involving her. His excessive

tense from the start, looked

that confrontation between you

Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in