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.

every gesture of affection exacted a toll.

flooded Leo’s mind of the

days, she possessed a grace that seemed distant yet luminous, akin to a glowing moon.

you keep getting yourself into trouble?” she asked,

struggled to stand amidst the

he found her naivety and acquiescence irksome.

Food Snatcher

him into a cold sweat and forcing him to crumple

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

of sweat trickling

before him, her eyes bright

kids they prefer

mute, the torment of his

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

gritted his teeth, squeezing his eyes shut against

girl with a darkness that matched

hungry?” Maggie teased, holding out a bag of warm buns.

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

buns in his current condition, but the girl caught on with just

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

even handle a twig, let alone

nibbled on the bun. Leo quietly tallied how many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed down, showing

had purchased five buns, and two remained untouched.

whether a few words of kindness might convince her to hand over

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

gnawed with

as he pondered how to plead for help, but in the blink of

heading out. Farewell, she/bid politely,

chuckled softly, marveling at her resilience.