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

Ten years…!

one

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

up, it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those who

had

completely left Verde City for two

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

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in person.

to avoid facing

forcing her to confront the pain in her

tone

“Yes.”

of

Isabella,

else? There was

people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just

just too

“But what’s the root cause? When did it all

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

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

to her, it was as if

their relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between them

herself in her

“It probably started

Yes, Isabella!

Cedric would always give

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

as if their entire relationship had been

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in confusion.

her 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

tense from the start, looked even more serious when he turned to Natalie.

“Nat, that confrontation between

this 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