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?

kept echoing in her mind. It was undoubtedly

Ten years…!

between one person and

passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging to

not brought up, it felt like nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would

years had

had completely left Verde City for two years.

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

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

she tried to avoid

was forcing her to confront the pain in her heart.

spoke, her tone carrying

“Yes.”

kind of

of Rebecca, Isabella,

was too much…!

three people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just

were just too

what’s the root cause? When did

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

her eyes.

towards her

Undoubtedly…!

her, it was as if he cherished her like a treasure.

did the atmosphere between them feel off? When did it all begin?

kept asking herself in her mind.

started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

her 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 soothe

completely. Isabella’s arrival triggered their conflicts, and they

froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any melting

Natalie mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents

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

that confrontation between you

tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he

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Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief