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?

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

Ten years…!

one person

years had passed, the deepest

mentioned, the scab over the heart would be torn open

years had passed.

Verde City for

Simeria, one thing had

mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in

tried to avoid facing

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

spoke, her tone carrying a

“Yes.”

of

Rebecca, Isabella, and

was too

remember just how

were just too

what’s the root cause? When did it all

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

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her

Undoubtedly…!

her, it was as

When did the atmosphere between them feel off? When did it all begin?

herself

started erupting completely

Yes, Isabella!

because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would soothe her and remain gentle.

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

It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Natalie asked in

become unusually attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents

start, looked even more serious when he turned

confrontation between you and him…

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

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her eyes.