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

Ten years…!

one

deepest scars in

up, it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only

had

completely left Verde City for

Simeria, one thing had

was different

tried to

forcing her to confront the pain in her

tone carrying

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Isabella, and

There was

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between them anymore.

just

“But what’s the root cause? When did it

someone had torn

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

it was as

bad? When did the atmosphere between them feel off? When did

asking herself in her mind.

probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would

completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against

them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

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

from the start, looked even more serious when he

“Nat, that confrontation between you and him…

a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented