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

Ten years…!

years between one person and another.

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

heart would

had

Verde City for

chaos in Simeria, one thing had

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

to avoid facing Cedric

to confront the

spoke, her tone carrying

“Yes.”

kind of conflicts?

Rebecca, Isabella,

was too

Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed

just too many.

what’s the root cause? When did

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

her eyes.

towards

Undoubtedly…!

to her, it was as if he

relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between them

kept asking herself in her mind.

“It probably started erupting

Yes, Isabella!

Cedric would always give

their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against each

entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in confusion.

past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His

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

confrontation between you and him…

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

Π

Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her eyes.

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