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?

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

Ten years…!

one person

deepest scars in the

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

had

had completely left Verde City for

the chaos in Simeria, one thing had

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing

course, she tried to avoid

to confront the

her tone

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella, and

was too

Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

just too many.

root cause? When did it

if someone had torn a big hole in it, and she closed

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her

Undoubtedly…!

was as if he cherished her like a treasure.

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

kept asking herself in

she recalled. “It probably started

Yes, Isabella!

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

arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and

relationship had been frozen

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some

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

that confrontation

tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he

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Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her