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 and

the deepest

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

years had

completely left Verde City for two years.

the chaos in Simeria, one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally,

Cedric was different than facing

to

to confront the pain

her tone carrying

“Yes.”

of

of Rebecca, Isabella, and

was

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts

just

root cause? When did it all begin?”

if someone had torn a big hole in it, and

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed

Undoubtedly…!

to her, it was as if he cherished her like

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

asking herself in

“It probably started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

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

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

connection between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked in

Stephen had become unusually attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure on Natalie, but she

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

that confrontation between you and him…

point, Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued,

Π

Ulterior motives?!

this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her