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?

in her mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome

Ten years…!

between one person and

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

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

had passed.

had completely left Verde City for two years.

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

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in person.

course, she tried to avoid

uncle was forcing her to

spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Isabella, and

There was

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

just too

root cause?

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it, and she

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

herself in her

“It probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

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

Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they

if their entire relationship had

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in

minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure

had been tense from the start, looked even more serious when he turned

“Nat, that confrontation between you and him…

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

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared in her eyes.