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?

It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome

Ten years…!

one person

had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging

over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those

years had

completely left Verde City for

in Simeria, one thing had to be

to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

tried to avoid facing Cedric

to confront

Natalie spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

of

Rebecca, Isabella,

was

and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed

were just too

the root cause?

if someone had torn

her eyes.

towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

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

when exactly did their relationship turn bad? When did the

asking herself in her mind.

“It probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

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

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

froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked in

He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving

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

confrontation between

breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached

Π

Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in