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?

her mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome

Ten years…!

between one person and

many years had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were

heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those who had

years had passed.

left Verde City for two years.

chaos in Simeria, one thing had

was different

she tried to avoid

uncle was forcing her to confront the pain in

Natalie spoke, her tone carrying

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

else? There was too

and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

were just too many.

cause? When did

asked this way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

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

relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between them

asking herself

started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

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

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

if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any melting point.

Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

that Stephen 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 Natalie, but she didn’t know how to express

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

“Nat, that confrontation between you and

deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared