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…!

between one person and

matter how many years had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging to

the heart would

had passed.

completely left Verde City

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

Cedric was different than facing the man

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric personally!

her uncle was forcing her to confront the

tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of

Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

else? There was too much…!

ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember

just too

root cause? When did it all begin?”

felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it, and

her eyes.

towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

was as if he cherished her like a treasure.

the atmosphere between them

kept asking herself in her mind.

she recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the

Isabella appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they

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

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in

that Stephen had become unusually attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some

who had been tense from the start, looked even more serious when he

that confrontation

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

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief