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?

in her mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in her

Ten years…!

between one

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

once mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing

had passed.

completely left Verde City for two years.

in Simeria, one thing had to be

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than

tried to

her uncle was forcing her to confront the pain in her heart.

her tone carrying

“Yes.”

kind of conflicts?

Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

else? There was

people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man

just

root cause? When did it all

as if someone had torn

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

kept asking herself in her mind.

started

Yes, Isabella!

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

their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold

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

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and sharpness.

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in confusion.

minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure on Natalie, but she didn’t know how

uncle, who had been tense from the start, looked even more

confrontation between

after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have

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Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her