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?

her mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in

Ten years…!

years between one person and

had passed, the deepest scars in the

like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a

years had passed.

had completely left Verde City for two years.

Simeria, one thing had to

Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing

course, she tried to avoid facing

uncle was forcing her to confront the

her tone

“Yes.”

kind of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

There was too much…!

remember just how man conflicts

just too many.

root cause? When did it all begin?”

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

herself in her mind.

“It probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

whether it was because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would

since Isabella appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war

as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to

eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked in confusion.

in the past 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

tense from the start, looked

confrontation between you

this point, Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared in