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?

her mind. It was

Ten years…!

years between one person

deepest scars in the heart were

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

years had passed.

completely left Verde City for two years.

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

Cedric was different than facing

course, she tried to avoid facing Cedric personally!

was forcing her to confront the

her tone carrying

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella,

There was

Natalie couldn’t remember just

just

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

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

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards her

Undoubtedly…!

it was as if he

exactly did their relationship turn bad? When did the atmosphere between them

herself

“It probably started erupting completely when Isabella

Yes, Isabella!

Cedric would always give

their conflicts, and they would stop talking and wage a cold war against each

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

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

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

the start, looked even more

confrontation between you

taking a deep breath,

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief appeared in