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?

It was undoubtedly the

Ten years…!

years between one person

deepest scars in the heart were challenging to heal.

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

years had

left Verde

thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was calm!

Cedric was different

tried to avoid facing Cedric

to confront the

her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of

Rebecca, Isabella,

was too

and Natalie couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed

were just

what’s the root cause? When did it

heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

that man was good to her, it was as if he cherished her like a

did the atmosphere between

kept asking herself in her mind.

started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

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

everything changed completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold

entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any melting point.

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes

“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

been tense from the start, looked even more serious when

“Nat, that confrontation between you

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

Π

Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared