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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

Leo’s mind of

that seemed distant yet luminous,

into trouble?” she asked, a touch of

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

cautious as a leopard, he found her naivety and

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cold sweat and

lips, arching an eyebrow as she observed. She commented,

of sweat trickling down his

him, her eyes bright

kids they prefer in orphanages?” she queried.

the torment of his fractured bones

won’t even feed bread

teeth, squeezing his

from the rest, a girl with a darkness that matched his own, a depth that

teased, holding out

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

current condition, but the girl caught on with just one look. “Thinking

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

handle a twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are you daft?”

the bun. Leo quietly tallied how many she devoured. One,

purchased five buns, and two remained

words of kindness might convince her to hand over the

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

stomach gnawed with

plead for help, but in

heading out. Farewell, she/bid politely, yet coldly.

past actions, Leo chuckled softly, marveling at her resilience.