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 and another.

had passed, the deepest scars in the heart were challenging

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

had passed.

left Verde

one thing had to be acknowledged–emotionally,

listening to Stephen mentioning Cedric was different

she tried to avoid facing

to confront the pain

tone carrying a heavy

“Yes.”

of

Rebecca, Isabella, and

There was too much…!

people ignited conflicts, and Natalie couldn’t remember just

just too

the root cause?

as if someone had torn a big hole

her eyes.

kindness towards her crossed

Undoubtedly…!

to her, it was as if

the atmosphere between them feel off? When

kept asking herself in

recalled. “It probably started erupting completely when

Yes, Isabella!

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

their conflicts, and they would stop

froze. It was as if their entire relationship had been frozen by a bitter mountain, with no

Isabella, Stephen’s eyes flashed with depth and

“Yeah, that’s it!”

asked

He wouldn’t overlook any minor incidents involving her. His excessive attention put some pressure on Natalie, but she didn’t know how to

from the start, looked even more serious when he

confrontation between

paused. Then, after taking a deep breath,

Π

Ulterior motives?!

Stephen said this, an unprecedented relief appeared in her eyes.

she said. “I

“You do?”