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…!

between one

many years had passed, the deepest

scab over the heart would be torn open

years had

completely left Verde City

one thing had to

Cedric was different than facing the man

to

was forcing her to confront the pain in her

spoke, her tone carrying a heavy burden.

“Yes.”

of conflicts?

Rebecca, Isabella, and

else? There was too

couldn’t remember just how man conflicts existed between

just

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

Natalie’s heart felt as if someone had

her eyes.

towards her crossed

Undoubtedly…!

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

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

herself in her

she recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when Isabella appeared.”

Yes, Isabella!

them, Cedric would always give in to her in the end. He would

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

had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no

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

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

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

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

“Nat, that confrontation between you

a deep breath, he continued, “Isabella might

Π

Ulterior motives?!

said this, an unprecedented relief

she said.

“You do?”