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?

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

Ten years…!

years between one person

the deepest scars in the

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

had

completely left Verde City

had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was calm!

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in

tried to

to confront the

spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella,

else? There was too much…!

couldn’t remember just how man

just too

what’s the root cause?

felt as if someone had torn

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

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

the atmosphere between them feel off? When did it

kept asking herself in her mind.

probably started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

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

completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they

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

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 to express

tense from the start, looked even more serious when he

“Nat, that confrontation between

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

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Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her