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 undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in

Ten years…!

between one

many years had passed, the deepest scars in

nothing. But once mentioned, the scab over the heart would

years had

completely left Verde

had to be acknowledged–emotionally, she

Stephen mentioning Cedric was different

course, she tried to

forcing her to confront the

Natalie spoke, her tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella, and

was

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

just too

cause?

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole in it, and

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed her mind.

Undoubtedly…!

her, it was

did the atmosphere between them feel off? When did

asking herself in

she recalled. “It probably started erupting

Yes, Isabella!

would always give in to her in the end. He would

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

their entire relationship had

mentioned Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

become unusually attentive to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor

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

confrontation

Stephen’s tone paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have approached

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Ulterior motives?!

an unprecedented relief