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 most

Ten years…!

between one person and another.

had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging to heal.

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

years had

left Verde City for

one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she was

to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different than facing the man

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric

to confront

Natalie spoke, her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

of

Isabella,

was too

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

were just too many.

frowned. “But what’s the root cause? When did it all

heart felt as if someone had torn

her eyes.

Cedric’s kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

it was as if he cherished her like a

did the atmosphere between them feel off? When did it

herself in

started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

it was because of Rebecca or Christina, whatever happened between them, Cedric would always

and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against each other.

once warm connection between them froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and sharpness.

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

noticed that 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 didn’t know how to

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

that confrontation between

a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached him with some ulterior motives.”

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Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared in