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.

of

beer, memories flooded Leo’s mind of the moments when Maggie

she possessed a grace that seemed distant yet

getting yourself into trouble?” she asked, a touch

interference, pushing her away as he struggled to stand amidst the pool

leopard, he found her naivety and acquiescence

Food Snatcher

into a cold sweat and

commented, “Stubborn as a

glare deepened, beads of sweat trickling down his

bright and unflinching, undeterred by the blood staining

know what kind of kids they

stayed mute, the torment of his fractured bones engulfing his

won’t even feed bread crusts to children like you,” Maggie

teeth, squeezing his eyes shut against

with a darkness that matched his own, a depth that drew

hungry?” Maggie teased, holding out

the allure of the hot, fragrant buns, even though he didn’t meet her gaze.

in his current condition, but the girl

be just a thief. But with a few nice words, I’ll

as ever. What’s the point? You can’t even handle a twig, let

how many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed

five buns, and

of kindness might convince her to hand over

his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing

stomach gnawed

as he pondered how to plead for help, but in the blink of an eye, she rose and tossed the last two

out. Farewell, she/bid politely, yet

Leo chuckled softly, marveling