A Divorce After My Rebirth by Gentle Rain in June

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?

The term kept echoing in her mind. It was undoubtedly the most unwelcome pain in her entire

Ten years…!

years between one person

the deepest scars in

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

had passed.

had completely left Verde City for two

one thing had to

different than

course, she tried to avoid

forcing her to confront the

tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

kind of

Rebecca, Isabella,

was

ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember

just

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

this way, Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had torn a big hole

her eyes.

of Cedric’s kindness towards

Undoubtedly…!

good to her, it was as if he cherished her like

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

asking herself in her

recalled. “It probably started erupting

Yes, Isabella!

Cedric would always give in to her in the

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

entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no way to find any

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

“Yeah, that’s it!”

is“?” Natalie asked

to her in the past two years. He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put

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

said, “Nat, that confrontation between you

paused. Then, after taking a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might have

Π

Ulterior motives?!

unprecedented relief appeared in her eyes.

she said.

“You do?”