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

Ten years…!

one person and

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

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

had

Verde City for two years.

one thing had to be

different than facing the man in person.

to avoid facing Cedric personally!

was forcing her to confront the pain in her

tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of

Isabella, and Christina…!”

There was too

conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between them

just

root cause? When did it all begin?”

had torn a big hole in

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her

Undoubtedly…!

her, it was

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

kept asking herself in her mind.

recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in

their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a

had been frozen by

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in confusion.

past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some

tense from the start, looked even more serious when he

said, “Nat, that confrontation between you and him…

deep breath, he continued,

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief appeared in her