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 her entire

Ten years…!

between one person and

deepest scars in the

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

had passed.

had completely left Verde City for two

the chaos in Simeria, one thing had to be

Cedric was different

she tried to avoid

her to confront the pain in her

spoke, her tone carrying

“Yes.”

of

of Rebecca, Isabella, and

was too

people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

just too

what’s the root cause?

heart felt as if someone had torn a

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

was as if

When did the atmosphere between them

asking herself in

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

Yes, Isabella!

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

Isabella appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking

It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain,

eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked

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

start, looked even more serious when he

that confrontation between you and him…

a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief appeared