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?

mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain

Ten years…!

between one person and another.

had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were

But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open

years had

Verde City for

thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she

Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in person.

she tried to avoid

was forcing her to

her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

There was too

Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

just

root cause? When did it

asked this way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it,

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

asking herself

probably started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would soothe her

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

between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been

eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in

any minor

from the start, looked even more serious when he

confrontation between

deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief appeared in her eyes.