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?

It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome

Ten years…!

years between one

deepest scars

scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those who had experienced it could understand.

years had passed.

left Verde City for two years.

chaos in Simeria, one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she

to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

she tried to

to confront the pain in

her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

of Rebecca, Isabella,

There was too

conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember

just

what’s the root cause? When did it all begin?”

asked this way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

that man was good to her, it was as if

did the atmosphere between

kept asking herself

“It probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

happened between them, Cedric would

conflicts, and they would stop

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

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked 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 to express

looked even more

confrontation between

Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with

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Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented