Let’s start all over again,shall we?

Chapter 236 Food Snatcher

Maggie’s eyes shimmered with moisture as she gave a weak smile, shifting the conversation.

Leo shared a similar background with Maggie, yet their paths diverged.

His mother, once Joshua’s mistress, was a fleeting figure that disappeared soon in his life.

She had hoped to manipulate Joshua through Leo, using cunning ways to conceive his child.

But when she tried to leverage the child, Joshua had grown indifferent, showing no interest in the child she had schemed to bring into the world.

The woman’s efforts to manipulate Joshua blew up in her face, resulting in threats, bribes, and finally. expulsion with a stern warning.

This descent into madness left Leo to navigate a childhood marred by abuse.

In her rare moments of clarity, she’d shower him with maternal affection, but in her darker times, she’d unleash verbal and physical torment upon him.

Raised without a father and in such tumultuous conditions, Leo forged a resilient and hardened shell,

Yet, he quickly learned that sheer strength wasn’t enough without a solid support network by his side.

Hence, the lad who once frolicked in the mud mastered the art of projecting the image of a model. student, at least on the surface.

He realised that by adopting the persona of a courteous and capable individual, he could earn trust effortlessly, bypassing the necessity for physical confrontation.

Experiencing the dark side of human behaviour from an early age, he cultivated a frostier demeanour, seamlessly merging it with his natural aloofness.

His interactions were always polite, never condescending, yet his true essence remained veiled. He observed others discreetly, responding to provocation with calculated ferocity.

Similar to Maggie, he was thrust into maturity ahead of his time, relegated to the role of a supporting

character.

gesture of affection exacted

savoured his beer, memories flooded Leo’s mind of the

a grace that seemed distant

trouble?” she asked, a touch of exasperation in

as he struggled to stand amidst the pool of blood, snapping. “Stay out

he found her naivety and acquiescence irksome.

236 Food

him into a cold sweat and forcing him to crumple once again.

lips, arching an eyebrow as she observed. She commented, “Stubborn as a mule. No wonder you

deepened, beads of sweat

her eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred by

kind of kids they prefer in orphanages?”

his fractured

They won’t even feed bread crusts

his eyes shut against

a darkness that matched his own,

teased, holding out a bag

fragrant buns,

condition, but the girl caught on

I’ll gladly hand them over. I might even consider bringing it to you every day.

can’t even handle a twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are you

him, Maggie casually nibbled on the bun. Leo quietly tallied how many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed

five buns, and two remained

of kindness might convince her

days, and every cent in his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing another’s work and endured a

gnawed with

he pondered how to plead for help, but in the

out. Farewell, she/bid

past actions, Leo chuckled softly, marveling at