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?

term kept echoing in her mind. It was

Ten years…!

between one person

years had passed, the deepest

scab over the heart would be torn open fiercely, causing a pain only those who

years had

completely left Verde City for

thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man in

tried to avoid

was forcing her to

spoke, her tone

“Yes.”

of

of Rebecca, Isabella, and Christina…!”

else? There was

three people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between them anymore.

just too

“But what’s the root cause?

had torn a big hole in

her eyes.

towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

her, it was as if he cherished her

exactly did their relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere

herself in

recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

arrival, whether it was because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would

since Isabella appeared; everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against each other.

had

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked 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

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

said, “Nat, that confrontation between you

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

Π

Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented