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…!

years between one person

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

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

years had

had completely left Verde City for two years.

the chaos in Simeria, one thing had to be

different than

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric

was forcing her to confront

Natalie spoke, her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

kind of

of Rebecca, Isabella,

There was

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between

were just

the root cause?

felt as if someone had torn

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

was good to her, it was as if he cherished

turn bad? When did the atmosphere between

kept asking herself in

started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give

Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and

once warm connection between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen

Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

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

looked even more serious when he turned to

said, “Nat, that confrontation between you

breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some ulterior motives.”

Π

Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared